Znamenskiy Island

Znamenskiy Island

Znamenskiy Island (coord|70|14|S|161|51|E|) is a high, nearly round, ice-covered island 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long, lying in Rennick Bay just north of the terminus of Rennick Glacier. Charted by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1958 and named for Soviet hydrographer K.I. Znamenskiy (1903-41).

See also

* List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands


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  • Yermak Point — (coord|70|6|S|160|41|E|) is a coastal point in the west part of Rennick Bay, 25 miles (40 km) west northwest of Znamenskiy Island. Named by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1958) after the Soviet icebreaker Yermak …   Wikipedia

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