Hervé Island facts for kids
 Hervé Island
Location in Antarctica
Hervé Island
Location in Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Hervé Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°24′11″S 67°10′01″W / 66.40306°S 67.16694°W |
| Archipelago | Biscoe Islands |
| Area | 14.16 ha (35.0 acres) |
| Length | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
| Width | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Hervé Island (Bulgarian: остров Ерве, romanized: ostrov Hervé) is the mostly ice-covered rocky island in the Barcroft group of Biscoe Islands in Antarctica 900 m long in south-southwest to north-northeast direction and 290 m wide. Its surface area is 14.16 ha.
The feature is named after the Chilean geologist Francisco Hervé Allamand, for his contribution to Antarctic geology and the Bulgarian Antarctic programme.
Location
Hervé Island is centred at 66°24′11″S 67°10′01″W / 66.40306°S 67.16694°W, which is 260 m south of Kuno Point on Watkins Island, 1.53 km northwest of St. Brigid Island and 1.1 km southeast of Belding Island.
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