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Krogh Island (66°17′S 67°0′W) is an ice-covered island about 5 nautical miles (9 km) long lying close west of the southern part of Lavoisier Island in Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. The island is separated from Lavoisier Island on the east by Vladigerov Passage, from DuBois Island on the west by Papazov Passage and from Watkins Island to the south by Lewis Sound. Its north coast is indented by Transmarisca Bay and Suregetes Cove.

The island was mapped from air photos taken by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (1956–57), and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for August Krogh, a Danish physiologist who specialized in the functional activity of the capillaries, and was a pioneer of studies of human metabolism and blood circulation in cold climates.[1]

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Krogh Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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[de] Krogh Island

Krogh Island ist eine 8 km lange Insel westlich der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Sie gehört zu den Biscoe-Inseln und liegt unmittelbar westlich des südlichen Abschnitts der Lavoisier-Insel. Sie begrenzt den Lewis Sound nach Norden und die Wladigerow-Passage nach Westen.

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[fr] Krogh Island

Krogh Island est une île de l'Antarctique, une des îles Biscoe.

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