Hatch Islands

{{Short description|Islands in Wilkes Land, Antarctica}} {{Infobox islands | name = Hatch Islands | image_name = | image_caption = | map = Antarctica | map_caption = Location in Antarctica | nickname = | location = Antarctica | coordinates = {{Coord|66|32|S|109|16|E|display=inline,title|region:AQ_type:isle}} | archipelago = | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = | length_km = | width_km = | highest_mount = | elevation_m = | population = Uninhabited | population_as_of = | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = | country = None | treaty_system = Antarctic Treaty System }}

The '''Hatch Islands''' are a small group of rocky islands lying {{convert|3|nmi|km|disp=flip}} east of Ivanoff Head at the head of Vincennes Bay of Wilkes Land, Antarctica.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Atlas of Antarctica: topographic maps from geostatistical analysis of satellite radar altimeter data |last=Herzfeld |first=Ute Christina |year=2004 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-540-43457-3 |page=96 }}</ref> The islands mark the division between Knox Coast and Budd Coast. They were named after Ernest B. Hatch, a tractor driver on Operation Windmill.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Antarctica: an encyclopedia, Volume 1 |last=Stewart |first=John |year=1990 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-89950-597-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/antarcticaencycl0000stew/page/435 435] |url=https://archive.org/details/antarcticaencycl0000stew/page/435 }}</ref>

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Category:Islands of Wilkes Land