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Knight Rocks

Coordinates: 62°50′S 61°35′W / 62.833°S 61.583°W / -62.833; -61.583
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Knight Rocks
Location of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands
Knight Rocks is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Knight Rocks
Knight Rocks
Location of Knight Rocks
Knight Rocks is located in Antarctica
Knight Rocks
Knight Rocks
Knight Rocks (Antarctica)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°50′S 61°35′W / 62.833°S 61.583°W / -62.833; -61.583
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Knight Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 10 May 2013.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Knight Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.