Knight Rocks
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]
 Location of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
  Knight Rocks Location of Knight Rocks  Knight Rocks Knight Rocks (Antarctica) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°50′S 61°35′W |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
See also
- List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
References
- "Knight Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
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