Two Hummock Island
  Two Hummock Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°8′S 61°42′W / 64.133°S 61.700°W |
| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
| Length | 9.4 km (5.84 mi) |
| Width | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 670 m (2200 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Two Hummock Island (64°8′S 61°42′W / 64.133°S 61.700°W) is an ice-covered island, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) long in a north–south direction, conspicuous for its two rocky summits 670 metres (2,200 ft) high, lying 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) southeast of Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago.[1]
Location[edit]
Two Hummock Island is in the Palmer Archipelago to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is separated from Brabant Island and Liege Island to the west by the Croker Passage. The Christiana Islands are to the north, and Cape Herschel of the Davis Coast is to the east.[2]
Name[edit]
The name "Two Hummock Island" has appeared on maps for over 100 years and its usage has become established internationally.[1]
Features[edit]
Features, clockwise from the north, include:
Wauters Point[edit]
64°06′S 61°43′W / 64.100°S 61.717°W. An ice-covered point forming the north end of Two Hummock Island. Charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE), {{convert|1897–99, under Adrien de Gerlache, and named by him for Alphonse Wauters, a supporter of the expedition.[3]
Kotev Cove[edit]
64°06′40″S 61°42′00″W / 64.11111°S 61.70000°W A 1.81 kilometres (1.12 mi) wide cove indenting for 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) the northeast coast of Two Hummock Island. Entered northwest of Butrointsi Point. Named after Vasil Kotev, commander motor boats and sledges at St. Kliment Ohridski Base in {{convert|2007/08 and subsequent seasons, and base commander during parts of the 2009/10 and 2011/12 seasons.[4]
Butrointsi Point[edit]
64°06′36.6″S 61°40′51″W / 64.110167°S 61.68083°W An ice-free tipped point on the southeast side of the entrance to Kotev Cove. Situated 2.55 kilometres (1.58 mi) southeast of Wauters Point, 7.38 kilometres (4.59 mi) north of Veyka Point, and 31.8 kilometres (19.8 mi) west by south of Cape Sterneck on the Antarctic Peninsula. Named after the settlement of Butrointsi in Western Bulgaria.[5]
Modev Peak[edit]
64°07′46″S 61°42′06″W / 64.12944°S 61.70167°W A mostly ice-covered peak rising to 670 metres (2,200 ft) high on Two Hummock Island. Situated 4.04 kilometres (2.51 mi) south of Wauters Point, 2.38 kilometres (1.48 mi) southwest of Butrointsi Point, 5.35 kilometres (3.32 mi) north-northwest of Veyka Point and 1.63 kilometres (1.01 mi) northeast of Buache Peak. Precipitous and partly ice-free northwest slopes. Overlooking Kotev Cove to the north. Named after Stanimir Modev, mechanic at St. Kliment Ohridski base in 2002/03 and subsequent seasons.[6]
Veyka Point[edit]
64°10′35″S 61°40′45″W / 64.17639°S 61.67917°W An ice-free tipped point on the east side of the entrance to Lesura Cove forming the south extremity of Two Hummock Island. Situated 5.07 kilometres (3.15 mi) southeast of Palaver Point, 9.39 kilometres (5.83 mi) south by east of Wauters Point, and 33.58 kilometres (20.87 mi) west-southwest of Cape Sterneck on the Antarctic Peninsula. Named after Veyka Peak in the Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria.[7]
Lesura Cove[edit]
64°10′10″S 61°42′20″W / 64.16944°S 61.70556°W A 1.97 kilometres (1.22 mi) wide cove indenting for 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) the south coast of Two Hummock Island. Entered west of Veyka Point. Named after the settlement of Lesura in Northwestern Bulgaria.[8]
Palaver Point[edit]
64°09′S 61°45′W / 64.150°S 61.750°W. A point on the west side of Two Hummock Island. Photographed by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) in 1955-57. The name arose because the feature is the site of a penguin rookery, with its attendant ceaseless noise resembling the profuse and idle discussion denoted by the word "palaver."[9]
Buache Peak[edit]
64°08′20″S 61°43′38″W / 64.13889°S 61.72722°W A mostly ice-covered peak rising to 600 metres (2,000 ft) high on Two Hummock Island. Situated 1.63 kilometres (1.01 mi) southwest of Modev Peak, 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) northwest of Veyka Point and 1.93 kilometres (1.20 mi) northeast of Palaver Point. Precipitous and partly ice-free west-northwest slopes. Named after the French cartographer Philippe Buache (1700-1773) who published maps of the south polar region in 1739 and 1754.[10]
Nearby islands[edit]
Auguste Island[edit]
64°03′S 61°37′W / 64.050°S 61.617°W. A flat-topped island less than 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) long, lying 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northeast of Two Hummock Island in Gerlache Strait. Discovered by the BelgAE (1897-99) under Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache, and named by him for his father.[11]
Lobodon Island[edit]
64°05′S 61°35′W / 64.083°S 61.583°W. Island lying 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) east of Wauters Point, Two Hummock Island. Photographed by FIDASE in December 1956. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 after Lobodon carcinophagus, the crabeater seal.[12]
Hydrurga Rocks[edit]
64°08′S 61°37′W / 64.133°S 61.617°W. Group of rocks lying east of Two Hummock Island. Photographed by the FIDASE, 1955-57. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 after Hydrurga leptonyx, the leopard seal.[13]
Cobalescou Island[edit]
64°11′S 61°39′W / 64.183°S 61.650°W. Small snow-free island with two rounded summits, lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) southeast of Two Hummock Island. Discovered and named by the BelgAE under Adrien de Gerlache, {{convert|1897-99. The established name appears to be a corrupted spelling. The toponym was suggested to Adrien de Gerlache, by Emil Racoviță, Romanian zoologist and botanist of the BelgAE, for Romanian scholar Grigore Cobălcescu, a geologist of European repute.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Alberts 1995, p. 768.
- ^ Graham Land and South Shetland BAS.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 798.
- ^ Kotev Cove SCAR.
- ^ Butrointsi Point SCAR.
- ^ Modev Peak SCAR.
- ^ Veyka Point SCAR.
- ^ Lesura Cove SCAR.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 553.
- ^ Buache Peak SCAR.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 33.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 439.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 357.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 142.
Sources[edit]
- Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 3 December 2023
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names. - "Buache Peak", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Butrointsi Point", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- Graham Land and South Shetland Islands, BAS: British Antarctic Survey, 2005, retrieved 3 May 2024
- "Kotev Cove", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Lesura Cove", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Modev Peak", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Veyka Point", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
