Hovgaard Island is an island

Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

 3 miles (4.8 km) long, lying 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Booth Island

Booth Island

Booth Island is a rugged, Y-shaped island, long and rising to west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica in the northeastern part of the Wilhelm Archipelago. Booth Island is located at...

 in the Wilhelm Archipelago

Wilhelm Archipelago

Wilhelm Archipelago is an island archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica.Wilhelm Archipelago consists of a myriad of islands, the largest of which are Booth Island and Hovgaard Island. The archipelago extends from Bismarck Strait southwest to Lumus Rock, off the...

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It was discovered and named "Krogmann-Insel" (Krogmann Island) by the German 1873-74 expedition under Eduard Dallmann

Eduard Dallmann

Eduard Dallmann was a German whaler, trader and Polar explorer....

, but the name Hovgaard, applied by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition

Belgian Antarctic Expedition

The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899, named after its expedition vessel Belgica, was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region.- Preparation and Surveying :...

, 1897–99, under Gerlache, has overtaken the original name in usage. The name Krogmann Point

Krogmann Point

Krogmann Point is a point forming the west extremity of Hovgaard Island, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Hovgaard Island was first seen by a German expedition under Dallmann in January 1874 and named "Krogmann Insel." However, the name Hovgaard, applied by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under...

 has been given to the west extremity of Hovgaard Island.

See also

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• SCAR
  Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
  The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is an interdisciplinary body of the International Council for Science . It was established in February 1958 to continue the international coordination of Antarctic scientific activities that had begun during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58...
  
  
• Territorial claims in Antarctica