Killingbeck Island
![]() ![]() Killingbeck Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 67°34′S 68°5′W / 67.567°S 68.083°WCoordinates: 67°34′S 68°5′W / 67.567°S 68.083°W |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Killingbeck Island is a small island lying east of Rothera Point, off the southeast coast of Adelaide Island, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1964 for , a British Antarctic Survey glaciologist in 1960–63.[1]
See also[]
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References[]
- ^ "Killingbeck Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Killingbeck Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Islands of Adelaide Island
- Adelaide Island geography stubs