Hedgehog Island

Hedgehog Island

Hedgehog Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	72°12′S 170°0′E / 72.200°S 170.000°E / -72.200; 170.000Coordinates: 72°12′S 170°0′E / 72.200°S 170.000°E / -72.200; 170.000
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Hedgehog Island is a small, bare granite island, or stack, in Moubray Bay, Antarctica 2 kilometres (1 nmi) south of Helm Point. It was first visited in 1957 by a small party from Hallett Station, and was so named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1957–58, because of its shape.^[1]

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Hedgehog Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).