Ytrehovdeholmen Island

Island in Antarctica
69°13′S 39°28′E / 69.217°S 39.467°E / -69.217; 39.467AdministrationAdministered under the Antarctic Treaty SystemDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

Ytrehovdeholmen Island is the largest of four islands in a cluster. It lies 7 kilometres (4 nmi) west of Langhovde Hills in the east part of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Ytrehovdeholmen (the outer knoll island) because of its position among the islands adjacent to Langhovde Hills.

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Ytrehovdeholmen Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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