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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]] | ||