Kroshka Island

Kroshka Island
Kroshka Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 70°40′S 2°5′E / 70.667°S 2.083°E / -70.667; 2.083Coordinates: 70°40′S 2°5′E / 70.667°S 2.083°E / -70.667; 2.083
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Kroshka Island is the smaller of two ice-covered islands lying close together in the Fimbul Ice Shelf, along the coast of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The feature was first mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1961 and named "Kupol Kroshka", which means, which means "crumb dome" in Russian.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kroshka Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-20.

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