Kroshka Island

Kroshka Island

Kroshka Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	70°40′S 2°5′E / 70.667°S 2.083°E / -70.667; 2.083Coordinates: 70°40′S 2°5′E / 70.667°S 2.083°E / -70.667; 2.083
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Kroshka Island is the smaller of two ice-covered islands lying close together in the Fimbul Ice Shelf, along the coast of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The feature was first mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1961 and named "Kupol Kroshka", which means, which means "crumb dome" in Russian.^[1]

See also[]

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References[]

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Kroshka Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)