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Niznik Island

Coordinates: 69°47′S 68°30′W / 69.783°S 68.500°W / -69.783; -68.500
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Niznik Island
Niznik Island is located in Antarctica
Niznik Island
Niznik Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates69°47′S 68°30′W / 69.783°S 68.500°W / -69.783; -68.500
Administration
None
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Niznik Island is an island in the north part of George VI Sound, lying opposite the mouth of Eureka Glacier near the coast of Palmer Land. Discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, under Ronne, who named it for the Theodore T. Niznik family of Baltimore, MD, contributors to the expedition.

See also

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