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Island in Antarctica
Kroshka Island
Kroshka Island is located in AntarcticaKroshka IslandKroshka IslandLocation in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates70°40′S 2°5′E / 70.667°S 2.083°E / -70.667; 2.083
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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 "crumb dome" in Russian.

See also

References

  1. "Kroshka Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-05-20.

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