Howard Island is an island directly south of
Hartshorne Island
Hartshorne Island () is an island between Dakers Island and Howard Island in the eastern Joubin Islands, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advi ...
in eastern
Joubin Islands
The Joubin Islands are a group of small islands lying south-west of Cape Monaco, Anvers Island, at the south-western end of the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. The islands were discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, unde ...
, at the south-western end of the
Palmer Archipelago of
Antarctica. It was named by the US
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.
History
The committee was established ...
(US-ACAN) for
Judson R. Howard, mate in the
RV ''Hero'' on her first voyage to
Palmer Station in 1968.
See also
*
List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References
Islands of the Palmer Archipelago
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