Knight Rocks

Knight Rocks
Knight Rocks
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 62°50′S 61°35′W / 62.833°S 61.583°W / -62.833; -61.583Coordinates: 62°50′S 61°35′W / 62.833°S 61.583°W / -62.833; -61.583
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

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]

References

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


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