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Hjart Island

Hjart Island

Island in Antarctica

Hjart Island is an island lying 4 kilometres (2 nmi) west of the Skallen Hills in the eastern part of Lützow-Holm Bay, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Hjartoy (heart island) because of its shape.[1]

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    "Hjart Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-06-18.

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