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Island in Antarctica

Killingbeck Island
Killingbeck Island is located in AntarcticaKillingbeck IslandKillingbeck IslandLocation in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°34′S 68°5′W / 67.567°S 68.083°W / -67.567; -68.083
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Killingbeck 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.

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References

  1. "Killingbeck Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
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