Knuckle Reef
Knuckle Reef is a reef lying off Beacon Head, Horseshoe Island, Antarctica. The reef was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958 because the individual rocks in the reef, which are exposed at low tide, resemble the knuckles of a clenched fist.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mite Skerry.
Mite Skerry
Islet
Mite Skerry is a small island in the south part of the entrance to Lystad Bay, off Horseshoe Island, Antarctica. It was named by UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958; the name is descriptive of its small size. Mite Skerry is situated 4 km southeast of Knuckle Reef.
Knuckle Reef
- Type: Island
- Description: reef
- Categories: reef and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Knuckle Reef” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Knuckle Reef”
- Dutch: “Knuckle Reef”
- German: “Knuckle Reef”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Knuckle Reef”
- Swedish: “Knuckle Reef”
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Highlights include Beacon Head and Stäbleinsee.
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