Hugo Island
 Hugo Island, 2011 | |
  Hugo Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°57′S 65°45′W / 64.950°S 65.750°W |
| Width | 6.28 km (3.902 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Hugo Island (or Víctor Hugo) is an isolated ice-covered island 2 kilometres (1 nmi) long, with several rocky islets and pinnacles off its east side, located off the west side of the
J.B. Charcot, who named it for the French poet and novelist Victor Hugo, grandfather of Charcot's first wife, whose maiden name was Jeanne Hugo.[1]
See also
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- Phelps Rock
References
- ^ "Hugo Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Hugo Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.