Houle Island Explained

Houle Island
Map:Antarctica
Location:Antarctica
Coordinates:-66.7°N 153°W
Population:Uninhabited
Country:None
Treaty System:Antarctic Treaty System

Houle Island is a low rocky island 10NaN0 west of Ressac Island and about 3.50NaN0 north-northeast of Zelee Glacier Tongue, Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949–51, and so named by them because the surf breaks over this low-lying island. "Houle" is a French word for surge or swell.

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