Honkala Island Explained

Honkala Island
Map:Antarctica
Location:Antarctica
Coordinates:-66.2333°N 147°W
Length Km:1.4
Population:Uninhabited
Country:None
Treaty System:Antarctic Treaty System

Honkala Island is a rocky island, 0.751NaN1 long, at the southeast side of Burnett Island, in the Swain Islands of Antarctica. It was first mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and observed by Wilkes Station personnel who conducted a 1957 survey of the Swain Islands under Carl R. Eklund. It was named by Eklund for Rudolf A. Honkala, chief meteorologist with the United States International Geophysical Year wintering party of 1957 at Wilkes Station.

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