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Zukriegel Island
Location of Zukriegel Island
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Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°54′S 65°48′W / 65.900°S 65.800°W / -65.900; -65.800
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Zukriegel Island is an island 1.9 km (1 nmi) long, lying between Rabot Island and Hennessy Islands, in the Biscoe Islands. First accurately shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for Josef Zukriegel, Czechoslovakian geographer who specialized in sea ice studies.

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Zukriegel Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

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