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]
![]() Location of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°50′S 61°35′W / 62.833°S 61.583°W |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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edit- ^ "Knight Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Knight Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.