Zukriegel Island is an island 1.9 km (1 nmi) long, lying between Rabot Island and Hennessy Islands, in the Biscoe Islands. First accurately shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for Josef Zukriegel, Czechoslovakian geographer who specialized in sea ice studies.
 Location of Zukriegel Island | |
  Zukriegel Island Location in Antarctica  Zukriegel Island Zukriegel Island (Antarctica) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°54′S 65°48′W / 65.900°S 65.800°W |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
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