Kroshka Island

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]

Kroshka Island
Kroshka Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates70°40′S 2°5′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

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

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