# Hatch Islands

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{{Short description|Islands in Wilkes Land, Antarctica}}
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The '''Hatch Islands''' are a small group of rocky islands lying {{convert|3|nmi|km|disp=flip}} east of [Ivanoff Head](/source/Ivanoff_Head) at the head of [Vincennes Bay](/source/Vincennes_Bay) of [Wilkes Land](/source/Wilkes_Land), [Antarctica](/source/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](/source/Springer_Science%2BBusiness_Media) |isbn=978-3-540-43457-3 |page=96 }}</ref> The islands mark the division between [Knox Coast](/source/Knox_Coast) and [Budd Coast](/source/Budd_Coast). They were named after Ernest B. Hatch, a tractor driver on [Operation Windmill](/source/Operation_Windmill).<ref>{{Cite book |title=Antarctica: an encyclopedia, Volume 1 |last=Stewart |first=John |year=1990 |publisher=[McFarland](/source/McFarland_%26_Company) |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

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