Howard Island (Antarctica)
Howard Island is an island directly south of Hartshorne Island in eastern Joubin Islands, at the south-western end of the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. It was named by the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Judson R. Howard, mate in the RV Hero on her first voyage to Palmer Station in 1968.
Howard Island | |
Etymology | Judson R. Howard, mate in the RV Hero |
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Geography | |
Coordinates | 64°47′S 64°23′W |
Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
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