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    Haswell Island

    Haswell sziget

    66°32′S 92°59′E

    5 nmi) north of Mabus Point in Queen Mary Land. It was discovered by the Western Base Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–14, under Mawson, and named by him for Professor William A. Haswell, a zoologist at Sydney University and a member of the expedition's Advisory Committee.

    66°32′S 92°59′E

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    Haswell Island is the largest of the Haswell Islands, lying off the coast of Antarctica, about 3 kilometres (1.5 nmi) north of Mabus Point in Queen Mary Land. It was discovered by the Western Base Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–14, under Mawson, and named by him for Professor William A. Haswell, a zoologist at Sydney University and a member of the expedition's Advisory Committee.

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    Nearest islands

    • Gorev Island0.8 km
    • Poryadin Island0.8 km
    • Tokarev Island0.8 km
    • Vkhodnoy Island1.3 km
    • Fulmar Island1.4 km
    • Greben' Island1.6 km

    Also in Haswell Islands

    • Fulmar Island

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      Minor islands

    • Gorev Island

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      Minor islands

    • Greben' Island

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      Minor islands

    • Khmara Island

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      Minor islands

    • Poryadin Island

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      Minor islands

    • Tokarev Island

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      Minor islands

    • Vkhodnoy Island

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      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia