Kring Islands

The Kring Islands are a group of two islands and numerous rocks lying at the east side of Bell Bay along the coast of Enderby Land, Antarctica. They were mapped as a single island by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Kringla (the ring). Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions air photos of 1959 show the feature to be more than one island.[1]

Kring Islands
Kring Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°10′S 58°30′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Kring Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-17.

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