geo.wikisort.org - IslandKillingbeck Island is a small island lying east of Rothera Point, off the southeast coast of Adelaide Island, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1964 for John B. Killingbeck, a British Antarctic Survey glaciologist in 1960–63.[1]
Island in Antarctica
Killingbeck Island |
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Location | Antarctica |
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Coordinates | 67°34′S 68°5′W |
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System |
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Population | Uninhabited |
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See also
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References
- "Killingbeck Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
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Stations and bases | |
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Hills, peaks, and nunatuks | |
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Glaciers |
- Horton Glacier
- Hurley Glacier
- Shambles Glacier
- Sheldon Glacier
- Sloman Glacier
- Turner Glacier
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Other inland features |
- Back Cirque
- Blümcke Knoll
- Buchia Buttress
- Fletcher Bluff
- McCallum Pass
- Milestone Bluff
- Reptile Ridge
- Stork Ridge
- Window Buttress
- Wright Peninsula
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Coastal features | |
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Off-shore | Islands | |
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Reefs and banks |
- Box Reef
- Consul Reef
- Cox Reef
- Cumbers Reef
- Ives Bank
- Jennings Reef
- Lord Bank
- Regent Reef
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Rocks |
- Cavalier Rock
- Cenobite Rocks
- Envoy Rock
- Fitton Rock
- Fullastern Rock
- Glover Rocks
- Hibbert Rock
- Launch Rock
- League Rock
- Mission Rock
- Nueva Rock
- Outlaw Rock
- Patience Rocks
- Skeen Rocks
- Sorpresa Rock
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Straits |
- Barlas Channel
- Buchanan Passage
- Cole Channel
- Crosse Passage
- Elliott Passage
- The Gullet
- Johnston Passage
- Matha Strait
- Quest Channel
- Tickle Channel
- Woodfield Channel
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Geography of West Antarctica |
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Areas | |
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Major ice shelves |
- Abbot Ice Shelf
- Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
- Getz Ice Shelf
- Larsen Ice Shelf
- Ross Ice Shelf
- Sulzberger Ice Shelf
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Seas and major islands | |
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Antarctica |
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Geography | Regions |
- Biogeographic realm
- Antarctic Peninsula
- East Antarctica
- Extreme points
- Floristic Kingdom
- Islands
- South Pole
- West Antarctica
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Bodies of Water | |
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Life |
- Flora
- Microorganisms
- Wildlife
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History |
- Colonization
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Expeditions
- Heroic Age
- World War II
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Politics |
- Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs
- Military activity
- National programs
- Territorial claims
- Treaty System
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Society |
- Antarctica Day
- Crime
- Demographics
- Economy
- Field camps
- Firefighting
- Flags
- Gateway cities
- Midwinter Day
- Protected areas
- Religion
- Research stations
- Telecommunications
- Time
- Tourism
- Transport
- Women
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Famous explorers |
- Roald Amundsen
- Richard E. Byrd
- Douglas Mawson
- Ui-te-Rangiora
- James Clark Ross
- Robert Falcon Scott
- Ernest Shackleton
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Killingbeck Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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[de] Killingbeck Island
Killingbeck Island (in Argentinien Isla Cerrito, in Chile Isla Jiménez) ist eine kleine Insel im Archipel der Adelaide- und Biscoe-Inseln vor der Loubet-Küste des Grahamlands auf der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Im Cole Channel liegt sie östlich des Rothera Point vor der Südostküste der Adelaide-Insel.
- [en] Killingbeck Island
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