Keyhole Island

Keyhole Island
Keyhole Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 68°47′S 67°20′W / 68.783°S 67.333°W / -68.783; -67.333Coordinates: 68°47′S 67°20′W / 68.783°S 67.333°W / -68.783; -67.333
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Keyhole Island is a small rocky island lying 9 kilometres (5 nmi) southeast of the Terra Firma Islands in the southwest part of Mikkelsen Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was first surveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, who applied this name because of the presence of an ice arch formed by the icecap on this island.[1]

References

  1. "Keyhole Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-30.

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