Babushkin Island
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 Location in Antarctica
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| Location | Oates Land, Antarctica |
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| Population | Uninhabited |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Babushkin Island (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) is a small island lying 10 kilometres (5.5 nmi) north of Archer Point and 9 kilometres (5 nmi) east of Matusevich Glacier Tongue, Oates Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1958) and named for Mikhail Babushkin, a Soviet polar aviator lost in the Arctic.[1]
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Babushkin Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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