Knuckle Reef

Knuckle Reef is a reef lying off , 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.

Islet
is a small island in the south part of the entrance to , off Horseshoe Island, Antarctica. It was named by UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958; the name is descriptive of its small size. is situated 4 km southeast of Knuckle Reef.

Knuckle Reef

Latitude
-67.833° or 67° 49′ 59″ south
Longitude
-67.366° or 67° 21′ 58″ west
Open location code
374J5J8M+RJ
Geo­Names ID
6636218
Wiki­data ID
Q313008
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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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