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[[File:Hannah-Hutchinson.jpg|350px|thumb|Map showing the location of Hutchinson Island]] | [[File:Hannah-Hutchinson.jpg|350px|thumb|Map showing the location of Hutchinson Island]] | ||
'''Hutchinson Island''' is an [[ice]]-covered island 28 kilometers (15 nmi) long, lying 19 kilometers (10 nmi) east of Vollmer Island and due south of [[Hannah Island]] in the [[Marshall Archipelago]] | '''Hutchinson Island''' is an [[ice]]-covered island 28 kilometers (15 nmi) long, lying 19 kilometers (10 nmi) east of Vollmer Island and due south of [[Hannah Island]] in the [[Marshall Archipelago]]. Its location is only a few meters from the border between [[Westarctica]] and New Zealand's [[Ross Dependency]]. | ||
== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The island was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected throughout the years 1959–65. Hutchinson Island was named by the Advisory Committee on Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Lieutenant Peter A. Hutchinson, U.S. Navy, who served as the operations officer aboard the [[USS Glacier|USS ''Glacier'']] along this coast during the 1961-62 research season. | The island was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected throughout the years 1959–65. Hutchinson Island was named by the Advisory Committee on Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Lieutenant Peter A. Hutchinson, U.S. Navy, who served as the operations officer aboard the [[USS Glacier|USS ''Glacier'']] along this coast during the 1961-62 research season. | ||
===Manipura Ridge=== | |||
The high point on the island is a 234 meter high ridge called Manipura Ridge. Manipura in Sanskrit is the name for the Solar Plexus Chakra and means "City of Jewels." It was named in 2024 by Suryavanshi-Navneet Singh. | |||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 24 January 2024, Suryavanshi-Navneet. Singh was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|Peerage title]] Duke of Hutchinson in recognition of his support of Westarctica. His Grace's title is derived from Hutchinson Island. | |||
[[Category: Islands]] | [[Category: Islands]] | ||
[[Category:Border Features]] | [[Category:Border Features]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:33, 25 January 2024
Hutchinson Island is an ice-covered island 28 kilometers (15 nmi) long, lying 19 kilometers (10 nmi) east of Vollmer Island and due south of Hannah Island in the Marshall Archipelago. Its location is only a few meters from the border between Westarctica and New Zealand's Ross Dependency.
Discovery and name
The island was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos collected throughout the years 1959–65. Hutchinson Island was named by the Advisory Committee on Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in honor of Lieutenant Peter A. Hutchinson, U.S. Navy, who served as the operations officer aboard the USS Glacier along this coast during the 1961-62 research season.
Manipura Ridge
The high point on the island is a 234 meter high ridge called Manipura Ridge. Manipura in Sanskrit is the name for the Solar Plexus Chakra and means "City of Jewels." It was named in 2024 by Suryavanshi-Navneet Singh.
Peerage title
On 24 January 2024, Suryavanshi-Navneet. Singh was granted the Peerage title Duke of Hutchinson in recognition of his support of Westarctica. His Grace's title is derived from Hutchinson Island.