Knight Rocks
Knight Rocks | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°50′S 61°35′W / 62.833°S 61.583°WCoordinates: 62°50′S 61°35′W / 62.833°S 61.583°W |
Administration | |
None | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Additional information | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System |
The Knight Rocks are a group of small rocks which lie 8 kilometres (4.5 nmi) west-northwest of the south end of Snow Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The rocks were so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee following a survey by Lieutenant Commander F.W. Hunt, Royal Navy, in 1951–52, because of their proximity to Castle Rock.[1]
References
- ↑ "Knight Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
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