Khmara_Island

Khmara Island

Khmara Island

Island in Queen Mary Land, Antarctica

Khmara Island is a small island lying 2 kilometres (1 nmi) south of Haswell Island, Queen Mary Coast, Antarctica. It was mapped from aerial photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. It was remapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1956, and named after tractor driver Ivan F. Khmara.[1]

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    "Khmara Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 1 May 2013.

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