Keyhole Island

Keyhole Island
Keyhole Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 68°47′S 67°20′W / 68.783°S 67.333°W / -68.783; -67.333Coordinates: 68°47′S 67°20′W / 68.783°S 67.333°W / -68.783; -67.333
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Keyhole Island is a small rocky island lying 9 kilometres (5 nmi) southeast of the Terra Firma Islands in the southwest part of Mikkelsen Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was first surveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, who applied this name because of the presence of an ice arch formed by the icecap on this island.[1]

References

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


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