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King Cliffs
King Cliffs (-72.3°N, -96.11667°W) is an ice-covered cliffs, with numerous rock exposures, forming the south side of the larger north arm of Morgan Inlet, on Thurston Island. The cliffs were first investigated by geologists with the U.S. Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Charles E. King, geologist, member of the Ellsworth Land Survey which worked at the cliffs in the 1968-69 season.

King Edward Cove
King Edward Cove (-54.28333°N, -36.5°W) is a sheltered cove immediately southwest of Mount Duse, in the west side of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. This cove, frequented by early sealers at South Georgia, was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, under Nordenskjold. It was named in about 1906 for King Edward VII of England, 1901-10.

King Edward Point
King Edward Point (-54.28333°N, -36.5°W) is a low point projecting from the north side of King Edward Cove toward the central part of the cove, on the west side of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. Charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, under Nordenskjold. Named in about 1906 for King Edward VII of England.

King George Bay
King George Bay (-62.1°N, -58.08333°W) is a bay indenting the south coast of King George Island for 6 nautical miles (11 km) between Lions Rump and Turret Point, in the South Shetland Islands. Named on January 24, 1820 for the then reigning sovereign of England by a British expedition under Bransfield.

King George Island
King George Island (-62°N, -58.25°W) is an island 43 nautical miles (80 km) long and 16 nautical miles (30 km) wide at its broadest part, lying east of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands. Named about 1820 for the then reigning sovereign of England. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

King Glacier
King Glacier (-83.48333°N, 170.3°W) is a glacier close northwest of Mount Ida, flowing north from Queen Alexandra Range into the Ross Ice Shelf. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Hugh A. King, MC, U.S. Navy, officer in charge at Hallett Station, 1964.

King Haakon Bay
King Haakon Bay (-54.16667°N, -37.33333°W) is a bay 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) wide and receding east-northeast 6 nautical miles (11 km) between Cheapman Bay and Queen Maud Bay along the south coast of South Georgia. Named in about 1912 by Norwegian whalers for King Haakon VII of Norway.

King Island
King Island (-65.5°N, -64.05°W) is a small island close to the south-central shore of Beascochea Bay, Graham Land. Mapped from air photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd., 1956-57. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Charles Glen King, American biochemist who, with W.A. Waugh, in 1932, first identified the antiscorbutic component (ascorbic acid) from lemon juice, making possible the production of synthetic vitamin C to prevent scurvy. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

King Peak
King Peak (-85.35°N, -88.2°W) is a rock peak (2,200 m) surmounting the east extremity of the Bermel Escarpment, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west-northwest of Mount Powell, in the east part of the Thiel Mountains. The name was proposed by Peter Bermel and Arthur Ford, co-leaders of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Thiel Mountains party which surveyed these mountains in 1960-61. Named for Clarence King, the first director of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1879-81. Other peaks in the vicinity are named for subsequent directors of the USGS.

King Peninsula
King Peninsula (-72.2°N, -100.25°W) is an ice-covered peninsula, 100 nautical miles (180 km) long and 20 nautical miles (37 km) wide, lying south of Thurston Island and forming the south side of Peacock Sound. It projects from the continental ice sheet and trends west between the Abbot and Cosgrove Ice Shelves to terminate at Amundsen Sea. The feature was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and was plotted from these photos as a long island, or possible peninsula. Photos taken by U.S. Navy in 1966 show it is a peninsula. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations from 1942-45, who approved the preliminary work for Operation Highjump.

King Pin
King Pin (-77.45°N, 163.16667°W) is a nunatak, 820 m, rising above the Wilson Piedmont Glacier about midway between Mount Doorly and Hogback Hill. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1958-59, after the American helicopter King Pin which flew the party into this area, and which rendered a similar service in two other years to New Zealand parties.

King Point
King Point (-63.15°N, -55.45°W) is a point marking the west side of the entrance to Ambush Bay on the north coast of Joinville Island. Discovered on December 30, 1842 by a British expedition under Ross, who named it Cape King for Captain (later Rear Admiral) Philip P. King, Royal Navy, 1793-1856, English naval surveyor who made notable improvements to the charts of Australia and South America.

King Range
King Range (-71.86667°N, 165.05°W) is a mountain range, 14 nautical miles (26 km) long and 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, in northwestern Victoria Land. The range is bounded on the west by Rawle Glacier and Leitch Massif, on the northwest by Black Glacier and on the northeast and east by the head of Lillie Glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander James P. King, U.S. Navy, staff meteorological officer on Deep Freeze operations, 1962-64.

King Ridge
King Ridge (-84.63333°N, -64.08333°W) is a narrow rock ridge, 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Wrigley Bluffs in Anderson Hills in central Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) at the suggestion of Captain Finn Ronne, U.S. Navy Reserve, leader at Ellsworth Station, 1957. Colonel J. Caldwell King, USA, had assisted Ronne in obtaining support for the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48.

King Valley
King Valley (-77.61667°N, 162.05°W) is a small ice-free valley lying above the Conrow Glacier and west of Horowitz Ridge in Asgard Range, Victoria Land. Named by Roy E. Cameron, leader of a United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biological party to the valley in 1967-68, for Jonathan A. King, a member of that party.

Cape King
Cape King (-73.58333°N, 166.61667°W) is a cape along the coast of Victoria Land, forming the seaward end of the rocky west wall of Wylde Glacier where the glacier enters Lady Newnes Bay, Ross Sea. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Geoffrey A. King, ionospheric and geomagnetic scientist at Hallett Station, 1958.

Mount King
Mount King (-69.88333°N, -69.43333°W) is a flat-topped, mainly ice-covered mountain, 1,890 m, between Sedgwick and Tumble Glaciers and connected by an ice-covered spur to the Douglas Range to the west, on the east coast of Alexander Island. First roughly surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and named by them for William B.R. King, professor of geology at Cambridge University.

Kingyo Rock
Kingyo Rock (-68.61667°N, 41°W) is a large linear rock which lies at the south side of Omega Glacier where the glacier meets the sea, on the coast of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957-62, and named Kingyo-iwa (goldfish rock).

Kinnear Mountains
Kinnear Mountains (-69.53333°N, -67.66667°W) is a small group of mountains, more than 875 m, standing west of Prospect Glacier at the south margin of Wordie Ice Shelf, on the west coast of Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered and roughly surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. The name was proposed by members of the BGLE for Sir Norman B. Kinnear, British ornithologist who, as member of the staff of the British Museum (Natural History), was of great assistance to the BGLE.

Cape Kinnes
Cape Kinnes (-63.36667°N, -56.55°W) is a cape which forms the west extremity of Joinville Island, off the northeast end of Antarctic Peninsula. Named by members of the Dundee whaling expedition 1892-93, for R. Kinnes, sponsor of the expedition.

Kinntanna Peak
Kinntanna Peak (-71.88333°N, 8.35°W) is a sharp peak, 2,725 m, about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Holtanna Peak in the east part of Fenriskjeften Mountain in Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Kinntanna (the molar).

Kinsella Peak
Kinsella Peak (-83.68333°N, -56.88333°W) is a peak along the south side of Gale Ridge, 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of Mount Cowart, in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William R. Kinsella, electronics technician at Ellsworth Station, winter 1958.

Kinsey Ridge
Kinsey Ridge (-75.38333°N, -139.13333°W) is a flat-topped, partly ice-covered ridge in the middle of Strauss Glacier, near the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for James H. Kinsey, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) auroral scientist at Byrd Station, 1963.

Cape Kinsey
Cape Kinsey (-69.31667°N, 158.8°W) is an ice-covered cape at the east side of Davies Bay. Discovered in February 1911 by Lieutenant H.L.L. Pennell, Royal Navy, of the British Antarctic Expedition under Scott. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition for Mr. J.J. Kinsey, who was the official representative of the expedition at Christchurch, New Zealand.

Mount Kinsey
Mount Kinsey (-84.91667°N, 169.3°W) is a mountain, 3,110 m, at the east edge of Beardmore Glacier, standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) southwest of Ranfurly Point in the Supporters Range. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09) for J.J. Kinsey of Christchurch, who conducted the affairs of the expedition in New Zealand.

Kinter Nunatak
Kinter Nunatak (-74.91667°N, -71.31667°W) is the southernmost of the Sky-Hi Nunataks in eastern Ellsworth Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1987 after Paul M. Kinter, School of Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, who carried out research at Siple Station on VLF wave emissions and interaction in 1980-81.

Kinzl Crests
Kinzl Crests (-67.08333°N, -66.3°W) is a three peaks, 2,135 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of Salmon Cove and Lallemand Fjord in Graham Land. Mapped from air photos taken by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE), 1956-57. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Hans Kinzl, Austrian glaciologist.

Kip Peak
Kip Peak (-84.51667°N, 164.46667°W) is a summit rising to over 3000 m, located 3 km northeast of Tempest Peak on a northeast trending ridge, Queen Alexandra Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1995 after Christopher A. (Kip) Miller, geologist, Ohio State University, who conducted field research in this area, 1990-91.

Kirby Cone
Kirby Cone (-85.9°N, -136.43333°W) is a distinctive sharp peak on the spur which extends north from the northwest end of Michigan Plateau. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Charles H. Kirby, radioman at Byrd Station, winter 1961.

Kirchner Peak
Kirchner Peak (-79.98333°N, 159.36667°W) is a somewhat isolated peak, 1170 m, located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north-northeast of Gaylord Ridge in Nebraska Peaks. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after J.F. Kirchner, a member of the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geophysical field party during the Ross Ice Shelf Project, 1974-75 and 1976-77 seasons.

Kirk Glacier
Kirk Glacier (-72.03333°N, 169.15°W) is a tributary glacier draining southeast along the south side of Fischer Ridge into Ironside Glacier, in the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Edward Kirk, U.S. Navy, commissaryman at McMurdo Station, 1967.

Kirkcaldy Spur
Kirkcaldy Spur (-76.63333°N, 159.8°W) is a spur at the northwest side of Coxcomb Peak in the northwest part of Shipton Ridge, in the Allan Hills of Victoria Land. Reconnoitered by the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) Allan Hills Expedition (1964) who gave the name after J.F. Kirkaldy, professor of geology at Queen Mary College, London. Note the mis-match between spellings.

Kirkpatrick Glacier
Kirkpatrick Glacier (-75.15°N, -136°W) is a tributary glacier about 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, flowing west along the south side of McDonald Heights to enter the east side of Hull Glacier near the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander Thomas W. Kirkpatrick, USCG, Ship Operations Officer, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, during Deep Freeze 1972 and 1973.

Mount Kirkpatrick
Mount Kirkpatrick (-84.33333°N, 166.41667°W) is a lofty, generally ice-free mountain 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of Mount Dickerson. At 4,528 m, it is the highest point in the Queen Alexandra Range. Discovered and named by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09). Named for a Glasgow businessman, who was one of the original supporters of the expedition.

Kirkwood Islands
Kirkwood Islands (-68.36667°N, -69°W) is a scattered group of reefs and rocks, with one larger island, lying in the central part of Marguerite Bay, 15 nautical miles (28 km) south-southwest of the Faure Islands. The islands were sighted in 1949 from the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) vessel John Biscoe, and a running survey was made from the ship in 1950. Named for Commander Henry Kirkwood, Royal Navy, in command of the John Biscoe at that time. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Kirkwood Range
Kirkwood Range (-76.45°N, 162°W) is a massive coastal range extending north-south between the Fry and Mawson Glaciers. A broad low-level platform on the seaward side of the range is occupied by the Oates Piedmont Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956-58) for Captain Henry Kirkwood, Royal Navy, captain of the supply ship Endeavour during this period.

Mount Kirkwood
Mount Kirkwood (-63°N, -60.65°W) is a mountain, 460 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of Entrance Point in the south part of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. First charted by a British expedition 1828-31, under Foster. Named in 1950 by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Commander Henry Kirkwood, Royal Navy, master of the John Biscoe in Antarctic waters, 1948-50.

Kirton Island
Kirton Island (-67.5°N, 63.63333°W) is a small coastal island of the Robinson Group, lying 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of Cape Daly, Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for M. Kirton, geophysicist at Mawson Station in 1959. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Kirwan Escarpment
Kirwan Escarpment (-73.41667°N, -3.5°W) is a prominent northwest-facing escarpment which lies south of the Penck Trough in Queen Maud Land. The escarpment is featured by moderate-height cliffs and prominent rock spurs interspersed with glaciers and steep ice slopes and trends NE-SW for about 90 miles. At least the northern end of this feature (Neumayer Cliffs) was included in the aerial photography of the general area by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938-39), but the maps resulting from that expedition do not portray the escarpment properly. The escarpment was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos (1958-59) and named for Laurence P. Kirwan, Director of the Royal Geographical Society.

Kirwan Inlet
Kirwan Inlet (-72.35°N, -68.83333°W) is an inlet in the southeast corner of Alexander Island, 12 nautical miles (22 km) wide at its mouth and indenting 7 nautical miles (13 km), opening on George VI Sound. The inlet is ice filled and merges almost imperceptibly with the rising ice slopes of Alexander Island to the west. Roughly mapped in 1949 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Laurence P. Kirwan, Director and Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society.

Kista Nunatak
Kista Nunatak (-69.78333°N, 37.28333°W) is a nunatak 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) south of Sata Nunatak, standing at the east side of Fletta Bay along the southwest coast of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Kista (the chest).

Kista Rock
Kista Rock (-69.73333°N, 74.4°W) is a small island, the southernmost of a chain of small islands, lying off the coast of Antarctica 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Mount Caroline Mikkelsen. First plotted from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. An ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) party landed by aircraft on Kista Rock in 1957 and obtained an astrofix. Named after the Kista Dan which was used by ANARE as an expedition ship, 1954-57.

Kista Strait
Kista Strait (-67.58333°N, 62.85°W) is a strait between the Flat Islands and Jocelyn Islands in Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. The strait was first navigated by the site on which ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) established Mawson Station.

Kistler Valley
Kistler Valley (-82.5°N, -51.5°W) is a mostly ice-filled valley in th E-central part of Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains. The valley lies between Sapp Rocks and Forlidas Ridge and heads in the amphitheater between Nutt Bluff and Preslik Spur. Named after Ronald W. Kistler, Research Geologist, United States Geological Survey (USGS) (retired). His laboratory research and scientific reporting with A.B. Ford (1979-2000) on the geochronology and petrology of the Dufek intrusion of the northern Pensacola Mountains was critical for the understanding of the evolution of this major igneous complex.

Kita-karamete Rock
Kita-karamete Rock (-69.06667°N, 35.38333°W) is a rock situated 9 nautical miles (17 km) north of Minami-karamete Rock in the east part of Riiser-Larsen Peninsula, Queen Maud Land. The name "Kita-karamete-iwa" (north back gate rock) was applied by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) Headquarters in 1972 following Japanese research in this area.

Kitami Beach
Kitami Beach (-69.01667°N, 39.56667°W) is a beach in the south part of Nishino-ura Cove on East Ongul Island. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957-62, and named Kitami-hama (north looking beach).

Kitano-seto Strait
Kitano-seto Strait (-69°N, 39.58333°W) is a narrow strait between Nesoya and East Ongul Island in the Flatvaer Islands. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Surveyed by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957, and named Kitano-seto (northern strait) because of its location in the island group.

Kitano-ura Cove
Kitano-ura Cove (-69°N, 39.6°W) is a cove indenting the northern side of East Ongul Island. First mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Surveyed by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957, and named Kitano-ura (northern cove).

Kitching Ridge
Kitching Ridge (-85.2°N, -177.1°W) is a prominent rock ridge on the west side of Shackleton Glacier, between Bennett Platform and Matador Mountain, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for South African vertebrate paleontologist James W. Kitching who first found fossils here. Kitching was an exchange scientist with the Ohio State University Institute of Polar Studies 1970-71 geological party to the Queen Maud Mountains.

Kite Stream
Kite Stream (-77.38333°N, 162.11667°W) is a meltwater stream in the Victoria Valley, Victoria Land, that flows west from Victoria Lower Glacier into Lake Vida. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after James Steven Kite, University of Maine, geological field assistant with the Victoria Valley party, 1977-78. Kite was conducting research in the glacial geology of Victoria Valley, when, not as a part of his research, he found a 43-pound meteorite iron in a moraine 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) inland from Victoria Lower Glacier.

Lake Kitezh
Lake Kitezh (-62.2°N, -58.96667°W) is a lake 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) long near the center of Fildes Peninsula, King George Island. The largest of many lakes on the peninsula, it has been used as a reservoir by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition Bellingshausen Station and the Chilean Rodolfo Marsh Station. The name is adapted from the Russian "Ozero Kitezh" used in a 1973 geographical report by L.S. Govorukha and I.M. Simonov. Named after Kitezh, an ancient Russian city of legendary fame.

Kitney Island
Kitney Island (-67.51667°N, 63.06667°W) is a small island 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east-northeast of Smith Rocks, off the coast of Mac. Robertson Land. The Lars Christensen Expedition (1936) first mapped this island which, though left unnamed, was included in a small group named by them "Spjotoyskjera" (now Wiltshire Rocks). Remapped by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) in 1956. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for V.J. Kitney, supervising technician (radio) at Mawson Station in 1968. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Kitticarrara Glacier
Kitticarrara Glacier (-77.71667°N, 163.03333°W) is a short, steep glacier 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Howard Glacier in the Kukri Hills, flowing east-southeast into Ferrar Glacier, in Victoria Land. Named by the Western Journey Party, led by Taylor, of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13. The name was suggested by F. Debenham after a sheep station in New South Wales.

Kivi Peak
Kivi Peak (-86.36667°N, -129.65°W) is a peak, 2,390 m, marking the south end of Cleveland mesa on the east side of Michigan Plateau. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Stephen Kivi, utilitiesman at Byrd Station in 1962.

Kiwi Pass
Kiwi Pass (-80.8°N, 158°W) is a high pass in the Churchill Mountains immediately northeast of Mount Egerton. Named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1960-61) who used the pass in crossing these mountains. Kiwi is a familiar nickname for New Zealanders.

Kizahashi Beach
Kizahashi Beach (-69.46667°N, 39.58333°W) is a beach at the head of Osen Cove, Skarvsnes Foreland, on the coast of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957-62. The name "Kizahashi-hama" (stair beach) was given by JARE headquarters in 1972.

Mount Kizaki
Mount Kizaki (-70.75°N, 65.76667°W) is a mountain 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of Mount Dowie in the Aramis Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) air photos. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) after Koshiro Kizaki, glaciologist at Mawson Station in 1966; later Professor of Geology, Ryukyu University, Okinawa.

Kizer Island
Kizer Island (-77.26667°N, -150.8°W) is an ice-covered island about 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, lying 10 nautical miles (18 km) southwest of Cronenwett Island at the west end of Sulzberger Ice Shelf. Mapped from surveys by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Navy air photos (1959-65). Named for Lieutenant T.L. Kizer, U.S. Navy, helicopter pilot on the USS 1962. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Kjelbotn Peak
Kjelbotn Peak (-72.23333°N, 26.56667°W) is a peak, 3,210 m, standing between Isachsen Mountain and Devold Peak in the Sor Rondane Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and named for Olav Kjelbotn, who with H. Riiser-Larsen and H. Devold attempted sledge exploration of Princess Ragnhild Coast in 1933.

Kjellberg Peak
Kjellberg Peak (-72.93333°N, -3.75°W) is a small rock peak at the head of Frostlendet Valley, about 4 nautical miles (7 km) west of Ryvingen Peak, in the south part of the Borg Massif of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named for Sigvard Kjellberg, photographer with the Norwegian air unit of the NBSAE.

Cape Kjellman
Cape Kjellman (-63.73333°N, -59.4°W) is a cape marking the east side of the entrance to Charcot Bay, on the west side of Trinity Peninsula. First charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, under Nordenskjold, and named by him probably for Professor Frans Reinhold Kjellman, Swedish botanist.

Kjellstrom Rock
Kjellstrom Rock (-54.26667°N, -37.43333°W) is a rock lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) northwest of Cape Nunez, off the south coast of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Johan Kjellstrom, gunner of the Compania Argentina de Pesca, Grytviken, 1943-50, and of the South Georgia Whaling Co., Leith Harbor, 1950-55.

Mount Kjerka
Mount Kjerka (-68.05°N, 66.06667°W) is a mountain (865 m) at the south end of the Gustav Bull Mountains, 11 nautical miles (20 km) south of Mount Marsden, in Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and named Kjerka (the church).

Kjolrabbane Hills
Kjolrabbane Hills (-72.26667°N, -3.36667°W) is a small group of hills between Lyftingen Peak and Styrbordsknattane Peaks, near the southwest end of Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Kjolrabbane (the keel hills).

Kjuka Headland
Kjuka Headland (-69.6°N, 39.73333°W) is a rock headland, 300 m, standing just north of Telen Glacier on the east side of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Kjuka (the lump).

Kjukevag Bay
Kjukevag Bay (-69.6°N, 39.68333°W) is a small bay formed between the seaward projection of Telen Glacier and the coast just northward, on the east coast of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Kjukevag (lump bay) because of its proximity to Kjuka Headland.

Kjuklingen Nunatak
Kjuklingen Nunatak (-68.21667°N, 58.45°W) is an one of the Dwyer Nunataks, lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east of Mount Gjeita in the Hansen Mountains. Mapped and named Kjuklingen (the chicken) by Norwegian cartographers working from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37.

Klakkane Islands
Klakkane Islands (-67.25°N, 59.76667°W) is a group of small islands lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east of Farrington Island in the William Scoresby Archipelago. Charted and named Klakkane (the lumps) by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition in January 1937. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Klakknabben Peak
Klakknabben Peak (-73.95°N, -5.7°W) is a low isolated peak 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Gavlpiggen Peak, just north of the Kirwan Escarpment in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and additional air photos (1958-59), and named Klakknabben (the lump peak).

Klebelsberg Glacier
Klebelsberg Glacier (-67.38333°N, -66.31667°W) is a glacier, 7 nautical miles (13 km) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide, situated at the south side of Finsterwalder Glacier and flowing northwest from the central plateau of Graham Land toward the head of Lallemand Fjord. With Finsterwalder and Haefeli Glaciers, its mouth merges with Sharp Glacier where the latter enters the fjord. First surveyed from the plateau in 1946-47 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), and named by them for Raimund von Klebelsberg, Austrian glaciologist.

Klein Glacier
Klein Glacier (-86.8°N, -150°W) is a broad glacier near the edge of the polar plateau, flowing northwest into Scott Glacier immediately south of La Gorce Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Verle W. Klein, pilot with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 on Operation Deep Freeze, 1966 and 1967.

Klekowski Crag
Klekowski Crag (-62.13333°N, -58.5°W) is a rock crag rising to about 400 m on the south side of Lange Glacier, Admiralty Bay, King George Island. Named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition in 1979 after Professor Romuald Klekowski, Director, Institute of Ecology, Polish Academy of Sciences, which sponsored Arctowski Station on King George Island.

Klevekampen Mountain
Klevekampen Mountain (-71.96667°N, 7.68333°W) is a large, mainly ice-free mountain 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of Kubus Mountain in the Filchner Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Plotted from air photos by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938-39). Mapped from surveys and air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Klevekampen (the closet crag).

Klevekapa Mountain
Klevekapa Mountain (-72.03333°N, 7.61667°W) is an icecapped mountain, 2,910 m, with an abrupt southeast rock face, standing close northwest of the mouth of Snuggerud Glacier in the Filchner Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Kleveapa (the closet cloak).

Klevetind Peak
Klevetind Peak (-71.98333°N, 7.61667°W) is a peak, 2,910 m, immediately south of Klevekampen Mountain in the Filchner Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938-39). Mapped from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-60) and named Klevetind (the closet peak).

Klimov Bluff
Klimov Bluff (-74.86667°N, -114.03333°W) is a partly ice-free east-facing bluff, located at the southeast end of Jenkins Heights, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) southeast of Mount Bray, Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after L.V. Klimov, Soviet exchange scientist who wintered at McMurdo Station in 1966. He accompanied the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Marie Byrd Land Survey party, 1966-67.

Klinck Nunatak
Klinck Nunatak (-72.06667°N, -63.98333°W) is an isolated nunatak rising to about 1,800 m between Blanchard Nunataks and Holmes Hills in south-central Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from aerial photographs taken by the U.S. Navy, 1966-69. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1977 for Jay C. Klinck, U.S. Navy, construction mechanic, Palmer Station, winter party 1970; United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) operational support, Siple Station, winter party 1973.

Mount Kling
Mount Kling (-54.5°N, -36.3°W) is a mountain, 1,845 m, between Nordenskjold Peak and Mount Brooker in the Allardyce Range of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Alfred Kling, navigator of the Deutschland during the German Antarctic Expedition, 1911-12, under Filchner.

Klinger Ridge
Klinger Ridge (-74.71667°N, -114°W) is an ice-covered ridge south of Martin Peninsula, extending northeast from Jenkins Heights between McClinton Glacier and Dorchuck Glacier on Bakutis Coast, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1959-67, and Landsat imagery, 1972-73. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Charles Klinger, Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.; Station Scientific Leader and specialist in aurora photometry at South Pole Station, winter party 1973.

Klo Rock
Klo Rock (-63.91667°N, -60.76667°W) is a rock, on which the sea breaks, lying at the east side of the entrance to Mikkelsen Harbor, Trinity Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. The rock was charted and this name used by the Norwegian whaling captain Hans Borge during his survey of Mikkelsen Harbor, probably in 1914-15.

Kloa Point
Kloa Point (-66.63333°N, 57.31667°W) is a prominent coastal point projecting from the east side of Edward VIII Plateau, 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Cape Gotley. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and called by them Kloa (the claw).

Cape Klovstad
Cape Klovstad (-71.65°N, 170.1°W) is a rugged rock point between Colbeck Bay and Protection Cove in the south part of Robertson Bay, Victoria Land. First charted by British Antarctic Expedition, 1898-1900, under C.E. Borchgrevink, who named the feature for Dr. Herlof Klovstad, Medical Officer of the expedition.

Klumpane Peaks
Klumpane Peaks (-71.95°N, -3.4°W) is a group of small rock peaks on the east side of the mouth of Strengen Valley, on the Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Klumpane (the lumps).

Klung Island
Klung Island (-67.55°N, 62.98333°W) is a largest island of the Klung Islands lying in Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, as part of "Klungholmane" (the bramble islands). Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) after the Klung Islands. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Klung Islands
Klung Islands (-67.55°N, 63°W) is a group of small islands lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) east of Welch Island in the northeast part of Holme Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and called by them Klungholmane (the bramble islands). == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Klutschak Point
Klutschak Point (-54.16667°N, -37.68333°W) is a rocky point 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of Cape Demidov on the south coast of South Georgia. The coast in this vicinity was roughly charted in 1775 by a British expedition under Cook and in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Bellingshausen. The point itself appears on charts dating back to about 1900. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) following a survey by the SGS, 1951-52, for Heinrich W. Klutschak, Austrian artist who accompanied the American sealing schooner Flying Fish to South Georgia in 1877-78 and published a narrative of his activities with a sketch map in 1881.

Knack Point
Knack Point (-85.25°N, -118.83333°W) is a point at the termination of a flat-topped spur which marks the north end of Long Hills in the Horlick Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1958-60. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Joseph V. Knack, meteorologist at Byrd Station in 1958.

Knallen Peak
Knallen Peak (-72.26667°N, -3.93333°W) is a small rock peak 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Pyramiden Nunatak, at the east side of the head of Schytt Glacier in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Knallen.

Knappane Peaks
Knappane Peaks (-72.63333°N, -4.2°W) is a string of separated rock peaks just west of Nalegga Ridge, on the west side of Borg Massif in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and named Knappane (the buttons).

Knappen Peak
Knappen Peak (-69.45°N, 39.66667°W) is a bare rock peak, 220 m, standing just east of Osen Cove on Skarvsnes Foreland, at the east side of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Knappen (the button).

Knattebrauta Nunataks
Knattebrauta Nunataks (-72.45°N, 0.3°W) is a line of nunataks trending NE-SW lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of Robin Heights in the Sverdrup Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Knattebrauta (the crag slope).

Knerten Rock
Knerten Rock (-71.55°N, -2.86667°W) is a small isolated rock 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Vesleskarvet Cliff, in the northwest part of Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Knerten (the nipper).

Knezevich Rock
Knezevich Rock (-76.16667°N, -112°W) is a rock outcrop on the lower part of the north slope of Mount Takahe in Marie Byrd Land. It lies at the east side of the mouth of Clausen Glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Nick Knezevich, Jr., U.S. Navy, electronics technician at South Pole Station, 1974.

Knife Point
Knife Point (-60.71667°N, -45.61667°W) is a point along the south side of Borge Bay, 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) southeast of Mooring Point, on the east side of Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands. The name appears on a chart based on a 1927 survey of Borge Bay by DI personnel on the Discovery, but may reflect an earlier naming.

Knight Island
Knight Island (-64.91667°N, -64.01667°W) is an island 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) long, lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Reeve Island in the Wauwermans Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1950. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 after one of the characters in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Knight Nunatak
Knight Nunatak (-69.38333°N, 158.86667°W) is a lone coastal nunatak 4 nautical miles (7 km) south-southeast of Cape Kinsey and 3 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Mount Conrad in the Goodman Hills. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Melvin W. Knight, U.S. Navy, Operations Division Yeoman responsible for handling office routine in Washington, DC, Christchurch, and McMurdo Station during Operation Deepfreeze 1967-70.

Knight Rocks
Knight Rocks (-62.83333°N, -61.58333°W) is a group of small rocks which lie 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) west-northwest of the south end of Snow Island, in the South Shetland Islands. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) following survey by Lieutenant Commander F.W. Hunt, Royal Navy, in 1951-52, because of their proximity to Castle Rock.

Knob Lake
Knob Lake (-60.7°N, -45.61667°W) is the central lake in Three Lakes Valley in northeast Signy Island. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) because there is a glacier-scoured rock knob forming a small island near the south end of the lake.

Knob Point
Knob Point (-57.06667°N, -26.78333°W) is the southwest point of Vindication Island in the South Sandwich Islands. Charted in 1930 by DI personnel on the Discovery II, and probably so named because a conspicuous height of land overlooks the point.

Knob Point
Knob Point (-77.8°N, 166.66667°W) is a rounded coastal point on the west side of Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island. The feature lies 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of Castle Rock. The name was adopted by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) on the recommendation of Gerald L. Kooyman, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist who studied physiological characteristics related to diving in the Weddell seal in this vicinity, 1963-64 and 1964-65. Kooyman reported that this descriptive name was already in use by other field workers in the area.

The Knob (rock)
The Knob (-54.01667°N, -37.96667°W) is a conspicuous dome-shaped rock, 40 m high, at the west side of Elsehul on the north coast of South Georgia. Charted and given this descriptive name by DI personnel in 1930.

Knobble Head
Knobble Head (-63.15°N, -56.53333°W) is a conspicuous rock exposure forming the east extremity of Bransfield Island in Antarctic Sound. The descriptive name was applied by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) survey party of 1960-61.

Knobhead
Knobhead (-77.91667°N, 161.53333°W) is a massive ice-free mountain, 2,400 m, standing south of the west end of Kukri Hills and overlooking the Ferrar and Taylor Glaciers at their point of apposition, in Victoria Land. Discovered by the Discovery expedition (1901-04) and so named because of its appearance.

Knobhead Moraine
Knobhead Moraine (-77.85°N, 161.6°W) is a conspicuous moraine of large boulders to the north of Knobhead, Quartermain Mountains, in Victoria Land. It continues northward between Cavendish Rocks and the west end of Kukri Hills as a medial moraine in lower Taylor Glacier. The moraine was first observed by Lieutenant Albert B. Armitage, Royal Navy Reserve, second in command of the Discovery expedition, 1901-04, who named it in association with Knobhead.

The Knoll
The Knoll (-77.51667°N, 169.35°W) is a snow-free knoll, 370 m, surmounting Cape Crozier at the east extremity of Ross Island. Discovered and named by the Discovery expedition, 1901-04, under Scott.

Knott Nunatak
Knott Nunatak (-70.66667°N, -69.45°W) is a nunatak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest of the north end of LeMay Range, Alexander Island. Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, and mapped from these photographs by D. Searle of Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1960. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1977 for Christopher E. Knott, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) general assistant, Stonington Island, 1974-75, and Adelaide Island, 1975-76, who participated in a plane-table survey of this area.

Knotten Nunatak
Knotten Nunatak (-71.61667°N, -2.31667°W) is a nunatak 5 nautical miles (9 km) southwest of Krylen Hill, in the north part of Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Knotten (the knob).

Knowles Passage
Knowles Passage (-66.43333°N, 110.46667°W) is a water passage between Holl Island and Peterson Island, in the Windmill Islands. First mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946-47) and U.S. Navy Operation Windmill (1947-48). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Lloyd C. Knowles, U.S. Navy, engineer officer of the USS Burton Island, who took part in survey and photographic operations in the Windmill Islands in January 1948.

Cape Knowles
Cape Knowles (-71.8°N, -60.83333°W) is a cape rising to 305 m, marking the north side of the entrance to Hilton Inlet, on the east coast of Palmer Land. Discovered by members of East Base of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940. Named for Paul H. Knowles, geologist and leader of the East Base sledging party that surveyed this coast as far south as Hilton Inlet.

Knox Coast
Knox Coast (-66.5°N, 105°W) is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Cape Hordern, in 10031E, and Hatch Islands, in 10916E. Discovered in February 1840 by the U.S. Exploring Expedition (1838-42) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. Named by Wilkes for Lieutenant Samuel R. Knox, U.S. Navy, captain of the Flying Fish, who served as acting master on the Vincennes during the Antarctic cruise.

Knox Peak
Knox Peak (-84.81667°N, -116.65°W) is a small but distinctive rock peak, or nunatak, located between Vann Peak and Lackey Ridge at the west end of the Ohio Range. Surveyed by the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Horlick Mountains Traverse party in December 1958. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Arthur S. Knox, Antarctic cartographer, Branch of Special Maps, U.S. Geological Survey.

Mount Knox
Mount Knox (-77.58333°N, 163.01667°W) is a

Knuckey Peaks
Knuckey Peaks (-67.9°N, 53.53333°W) is a group of isolated peaks 30 nautical miles (60 km) southeast of McLeod Nunataks and 15 nautical miles (28 km) west of Doggers Nunataks in Enderby Land. Discovered and positioned in December 1958 by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) dog-sledge party. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for G.A. Knuckey, surveyor at Mawson Station in 1958, a member of the dog-sledge party.

Knuckle Reef
Knuckle Reef (-67.83333°N, -67.36667°W) is a reef lying off Beacon Head, Horseshoe Island. The descriptive name was given by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958; individual rocks on the reef, which are exposed at low tide, resemble the knuckles of a clenched fist.

Knut Rocks
Knut Rocks (-71.4°N, 13.03333°W) is a several small rock outcrops on a north-facing slope, located 5 nautical miles (9 km) east of Deildegasten Ridge in the southwest part of the Gruber Mountains, in Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named for Knut Odegaard, radio operator with Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1958-59.

Ko-iwa Rock
Ko-iwa Rock (-68.7°N, 40.55°W) is a small rock exposure 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) west of Oku-iwa Glacier on the coast of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957-62, and named Ko-iwa (small rock).

Koala Island
Koala Island (-67.56667°N, 47.88333°W) is an island close west of Pinn Island and just north of the east end of McKinnon Island, off the coast of Enderby Land. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1956. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) after the Australian native animal, the Koala or "native bear." == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Koch Glacier
Koch Glacier (-64.45°N, -62.5°W) is a glacier 3 nautical miles (6 km) long immediately east of Jenner Glacier on the south side of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Shown on an Argentine government chart in 1953, but not named. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos in 1959. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Robert Koch (1843-1910), pioneer German bacteriologist who discovered the tubercule bacillus.

Koci Cliffs
Koci Cliffs (-78.06667°N, 161.6°W) is a named after Bruce Koci, Polar Ice Coring Office (PICO), University of Alaska, an authority in ice drilling with broad experience for many years in Antarctica and Greenland.

Koechlin Island
Koechlin Island (-66.7°N, -67.63333°W) is an island off the northeast coast of Adelaide Island, about 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) south of the Sillard Islands. Mapped from air photos taken by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) (1947-48) and Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Rene Koechlin, Swiss glaciologist; author of Les glaciers et leur mechanisme, 1944. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Koehler Nunatak
Koehler Nunatak (-74.86667°N, -98.13333°W) is an isolated nunatak about 20 nautical miles (37 km) east-southeast of Mount Manthe, at the southeast margin of the Hudson Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Walter Koehler, U.S. Army Aviation Detachment, helicopter pilot for the Ellsworth Land Survey, 1968-69.

Koenig Valley
Koenig Valley (-77.6°N, 160.78333°W) is an ice-free valley just east of Mount Thor in the Asgard Range, Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Ervon R. Koenig, scientific leader at McMurdo Station with the winter-over party in 1972 and station manager there in the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons.

Koerner Bluff
Koerner Bluff (-76°N, -133.06667°W) is a bare rock bluff along the northwest margin of Mount Bursey in Flood Range, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Roy M. Koerner, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) glaciologist with the Byrd Station Traverse, 1962-63.

Koerner Rock
Koerner Rock (-63.31667°N, -57.08333°W) is a small but conspicuous rock outcrop 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of Cape Dubouzet, Trinity Peninsula. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Roy M. Koerner, Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) assistant meteorologist and glaciologist at Hope Bay, 1957-1960.

Koerwitz Glacier
Koerwitz Glacier (-85.7°N, -154.4°W) is a low gradient glacier flowing northeast from Mount Griffith in the Hays Mountains to the Karo Hills. First seen and roughly mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Peter H. Koerwitz, biolab manager at McMurdo Station in 1965.

Koether Inlet
Koether Inlet (-72.01667°N, -97.25°W) is an ice-filled inlet about 18 nautical miles (33 km) long, indenting the north coast of Thurston Island between Edwards and Evans Peninsulas. Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Ens. Bernard Koether, navigator of USS February 1960 assisted in the charting of the Thurston Island coastline and in the accurate location of soundings.

Koettlitz Glacier
Koettlitz Glacier (-78.25°N, 164.25°W) is a large glacier lying west of Mounts Morning and Discovery, flowing from the vicinity of Mount Cocks northeastward between Brown Peninsula and the mainland into the ice shelf of McMurdo Sound. Discovered by the Discovery expedition (1901-04) which named it for Dr. Reginald Koettlitz, physician and botanist of the expedition.

Koettlitz Neve
Koettlitz Neve (-78.45°N, 163°W) is a named in association with Koettlitz Glacier.

Kohl Plateau
Kohl Plateau (-54.23333°N, -36.95°W) is an ice-covered plateau, over 760 m, standing between the heads of Keilhau and Neumayer Glaciers in the central part of South Georgia. Discovered and first indicated on a map by Ludwig Kohl-Larsen during his 1929-30 expedition. Surveyed and named for its discoverer by the SGS, 1951-52.

Kohler Dome
Kohler Dome (-76.03333°N, -134.28333°W) is a rounded, snow-covered elevation (2,680 m) that rises slightly above the general level of the extreme east part of the Mount Moulton massif, in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert E. Kohler of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, a geomagnetist/seismologist at Byrd Station, 1970.

Kohler Glacier
Kohler Glacier (-74.91667°N, -113.75°W) is a distributary of the Smith Glacier in Marie Byrd Land, flowing northward through the middle of the Kohler Range into Dotson Ice Shelf. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in association with Kohler Range.

Kohler Head
Kohler Head (-75.8°N, 162.85°W) is a small headland on the northeast side of Whitmer Peninsula, on the coast of Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for John L. Kohler, U.S. Navy, construction electrician at McMurdo Station, 1965-66 and 1966-67.

Kohler Range
Kohler Range (-75.08333°N, -114.25°W) is a mountain range about 40 nautical miles (70 km) long standing between the base of Martin Peninsula and Smith Glacier in Marie Byrd Land. The range consists of two ice-covered plateaus punctuated by several rock peaks and bluffs. The plateaus are oriented east-west and are separated by Kohler Glacier, a distributary which flows north from Smith Glacier. Discovered from a distance on February 24, 1940 by R. Admiral Byrd and other members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in an airplane flight from the ship Bear. Named by Byrd for Walter J. Kohler, manufacturer and former governor of Wisconsin, who was one of the supporters of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35, and who helped furnish the seaplane from which the discovery was made.

Mount Kohler
Mount Kohler (-77.28333°N, -145.58333°W) is a mountain (480 m) on the south side of Boyd Glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km) east of Mount Woodward, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41) led by R. Admiral R.E. Byrd. Named for Herbert V. Kohler, Jr., and Ruth DeYoung Kohler II, son and daughter of Herbert V. Kohler, financial contributors to the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35.

Mount Kohnen
Mount Kohnen (-75°N, -134.78333°W) is a peak on the southwest corner of Bowyer Butte, in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Heinz Kohnen, geophysicist at Byrd Station, 1970-71.

Koi Peak
Koi Peak (-77.73333°N, 162.7°W) is a

Koke Strand
Koke Strand (-69.21667°N, 39.65°W) is a beach, or strand, situated just southward of Mount Choto in the Fukuro Cove of Langhovde Hills, coastal Queen Maud Land. The feature is the site of a community of mosses measuring 15 by 30 meters. The name "Koke-daira" (moss strand) was given by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) Headquarters in 1963 and follows Japanese research in this vicinity.

Kolich Point
Kolich Point (-77.35°N, 163.55°W) is a rock point midway between Spike Cape and Gneiss Point on the east coast of Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Thomas M. Kolich, geophysicist who participated in the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geophysical survey of the Ross Ice Shelf in the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons.

Koll Rock
Koll Rock (-67.4°N, 60.68333°W) is a large rock 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) southeast of Oom Island in the west side of Oom Bay, Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Kollskjer (knoll rock).

Koloc Point
Koloc Point (-74.16667°N, -111.65°W) is an ice-covered point marking the north extremity of Bear Peninsula, Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land. First mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from air photos obtained by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Lieutenant Commander Bohumil Koloc, Jr., U.S. Navy, helicopter pilot during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1966 and 1967.

Mount Kolodkin
Mount Kolodkin (-71.75°N, 12.61667°W) is a mountain, 2,525 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) southeast of Pinegin Peak in the Sudliche Petermann Range, Wohlthat Mountains. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960-61, and named after Kolodkin, designer of Bellingshausen's ships the Vostok and Mirnyy.

Cape Kolosov
Cape Kolosov (-66.48333°N, 50.26667°W) is a point along the west side of the ice-covered peninsula that forms the east side of the entrance to Amundsen Bay. Photographed in 1956 from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft. Rephotographed in 1958 by the Soviet expedition and named after the polar aviation navigator V. Kolosov, who died in the Arctic.

Mount Kolp
Mount Kolp (-81.65°N, 161.7°W) is a mainly ice-free coastal mountain, 1,010 m, standing 7 nautical miles (13 km) west-northwest of Cape Laird, along the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Colonel H.R. Kolp, United States Marine Corps (USMC), executive officer of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in Antarctica during Operation Deepfreeze I (1955-56).

Koltermann Peak
Koltermann Peak (-77.48333°N, 160.38333°W) is a peak (2166 m) in the east part of McAllister Hills, located west of Olympus Range in Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2004) after Maj. David Koltermann, 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, co-pilot of the LC-130 aircraft in a pre-season McMurdo to South Pole Station flight, October 16, 1999.

Kolven Island
Kolven Island (-67.55°N, 61.48333°W) is a small island lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) east of Stedet Island and close northeast of Falla Bluff, in Utstikkar Bay, Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Kolven (the club). == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Komandnaya Nunatak
Komandnaya Nunatak (-72.2°N, 14.51667°W) is the eastern and highest of the Rokhlin Nunataks, located in the south part of the Payer Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960-61, and named Gora Komandnaya (command mountain).

Komatsu Nunatak
Komatsu Nunatak (-71.91667°N, 161.18333°W) is a very prominent nunatak rising to 1,840 m near its center. Located 4 nautical miles (7 km) west of the summit of Mount Van der Hoeven in the west part of Helliwell Hills. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Stanley K. Komatsu, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station, 1966-67 and 1967-68.

Komhyr Ridge
Komhyr Ridge (-82.78333°N, 160.16667°W) is a prominent ridge immediately east of Hochstein Ridge in the northwest part of the Queen Elizabeth Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Walter D. Komhyr, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at McMurdo Station, 1963-64.

Koms Glacier
Koms Glacier (-72.05°N, 25.3°W) is a glacier, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, flowing north between Mefjell Mountain and Komsa Mountain in the Sor Rondane Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and named Komsbreen (the Lapp cradle glacier).

Komsa Mountain
Komsa Mountain (-72.08333°N, 25.35°W) is a mountain, 2,960 m, between Koms Glacier and Salen Mountain in the Sor Rondane Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and named Komsa (the Lapp cradle).

Komsomol'skaya Hill
Komsomol'skaya Hill (-66.55°N, 93.01667°W) is a hill rising to 35 m, standing immediately south of Mabus Point on the coast of Antarctica. Discovered and roughly sketched by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Mawson, 1911-14. Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Rephotographed by the Soviet expedition of 1956, who named it Komsomol'skaya (Young Communist).

Komsomol'skiy Peak
Komsomol'skiy Peak (-75.75°N, 63.41667°W) is a partly snow-covered peak rising above the ice plateau about 130 miles south-southeast of Mount Menzies, Mac. Robertson Land. Discovered by the crew of a Soviet aircraft on December 7, 1958, during a flight from the "Pole of Inaccessibility" to Mirnyy Station. Photographed by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) in December 1960. Named by the Soviet expedition.

Kon-Tiki Nunatak
Kon-Tiki Nunatak (-82.55°N, 159.86667°W) is a raft-like nunatak, 1,300 m, surmounting the Cooper Icefalls in the center of Nimrod Glacier. Seen by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961-62) and named after the raft Kon-Tiki which drifted across the Pacific Ocean from east to west in 1947.

Konter Cliffs
Konter Cliffs (-75.1°N, -137.8°W) is a line of cliffs (360 m) which surmount the east side of the terminus of Frostman Glacier, on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy tricamera aerial photographs, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Richard W. Konter, a member of the ship's party on the City of New York during the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30.

Mount Koob
Mount Koob (-84.88333°N, -169.03333°W) is the highest peak (1,600 m) in Mayer Crags, Queen Maud Mountains, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) northwest of Mount Ferguson. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Derry D. Koob, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station in the 1964-65 and 1965-66 seasons.

Mount Koons
Mount Koons (-72.71667°N, 160.36667°W) is a small mountain situated 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Miller Butte in the Outback Nunataks. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert W. Koons, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) logistics coordinator with the McMurdo Station winter party, 1968.

Kooperatsiya Ice Piedmont
Kooperatsiya Ice Piedmont (-70.25°N, 160.41667°W) is an ice piedmont at the southwest side of Yermak Point on the west shore of Rennick Bay. This area was photographed in 1958 by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition which gave the name "Zaliv Kooperatsiya" to the western portion of Rennick Bay. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) has retained the prior name Rennick Bay. For the sake of historical continuity, the name Kooperatsiya Ice Piedmont has been approved for the feature described. Named after the Kooperatsiya, the expedition ship used by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1958.

Koopman Peak
Koopman Peak (-85.48333°N, -125.58333°W) is a peak over 2,200 m, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Moran Buttress on the north side of Wisconsin Range. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Kenneth E. Koopman, Navy yeoman on Operation Deep Freeze 1965, 1966 and 1967.

Kooyman Peak
Kooyman Peak (-82.71667°N, 162.81667°W) is a peak, 1,630 m, on the ridge just south of Dorrer Glacier in the Queen Elizabeth Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Gerald L. Kooyman, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station, 1961-62, 1963-64 and 1964-65.

Kopaitic Island
Kopaitic Island (-63.31667°N, -57.91667°W) is an island lying 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) west of Cape Legoupil in the Duroch Islands. Named by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition of 1947 for Lieutenant Boris Kopaitic O'Neill, leader of the Chilean party at Greenwich Island in 1947. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Mount Kopere
Mount Kopere (-82.28333°N, 158.85°W) is a peak 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) northwest of Lyttelton Peak in the central part of Cobham Range. Named by the Holyoake, Cobham and Queen Elizabeth Ranges party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1964-65). Kopere is the Maori word for arrow; the peak's triangular cross section from most directions suggests an arrowhead.

Koppen Point
Koppen Point (-54.5°N, -36.03333°W) is a point marking the northeast side of the entrance to Moltke Harbor in Royal Bay, South Georgia. The name Koppenberg was originally given by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882-83, to a small hill lying close inland from the point now described, and about 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) east of the German base. It was named for Professor W. Koppen (1846-1940), noted meteorologist and climatologist, who had recommended the establishment of a high level observatory near the base. The SGS, 1951-52, reported that the hill is too small and unimportant to require a name, but that one is needed for the nearby point. For the sake of historical continuity, the name of Koppen is transferred to this previously unnamed point; the name Koppenberg is rejected.

Koppervik
Koppervik (-54°N, -37.41667°W) is a cove 0.25 nautical miles (0.5 km) wide, lying 1.7 nautical miles (3.1 km) southwest of Cape Buller in the northwest side of the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. The name was applied prior to 1930, probably by Norwegian whalers operating at South Georgia.

Korff Ice Rise
Korff Ice Rise (-79°N, -69.5°W) is an ice rise, 80 nautical miles (150 km) long and 20 nautical miles (37 km) wide, lying 50 nautical miles (90 km) east-northeast of Skytrain Ice Rise in the southwest part of Ronne Ice Shelf. Discovered by the US-IGY Ellsworth Traverse Party, 1957-58. Named by the party for Professor Serge A. Korff, vice chairman of the cosmic ray technical panel, U.S. National Committee for the IGY, 1957-59.

Mount Korsch
Mount Korsch (-82.86667°N, 160.93333°W) is a pyramidal peak, rising to about 4,000 m on the northwest margin of Markham Plateau, Queen Elizabeth Range, 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of Mount Markham. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1988 after geologist Russell J. Korsch who, with E. Stump and D. Egerton, climbed and geologically mapped this peak on December 3, 1985, as a member of a United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) field party. Korsch was a member of USARP field parties, 1968-69 and 1985-86; New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) field parties, 1982-83 and 1984-85.

Kosar Point
Kosar Point (-71.13333°N, -73.11667°W) is a snow-covered point forming the west end of Eroica Peninsula, southwest Alexander Island. Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in 1947 and mapped from these photographs by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken 1967-68 and from Landsat imagery taken 1972-73. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander William S. Kosar, U.S. Navy, assigned to the Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation (NSF), as aviation projects officer, 1975-77. He was instrumental in modifying LC-130 aircraft to provide longer range in support of extensive radio echo sounding missions.

Mount Kosciusko (Antarctica)
Mount Kosciusko (-75.71667°N, -132.21667°W) is a prominent mountain (2,910 m) that comprises the central portion of Ames Range in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Henry M. Kosciusko, U.S. Navy, Commander of the Antarctic Support Activities group, 1965-67.

Kosco Glacier
Kosco Glacier (-84.45°N, -178°W) is a glacier about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, flowing from the Anderson Heights vicinity of the Bush Mountains northward to enter Ross Ice Shelf between Wilson Portal and Mount Speed. Discovered by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain George F. Kosco, U.S. Navy, chief aerologist and chief scientist of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47.

Kosco Peak
Kosco Peak (-79.78333°N, -83.76667°W) is a prominent rock peak in the north part of Edson Hills, rising to about 1,650 m between Drake Icefall and Hyde Glacier, in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after William J. Kosco, topographic engineer, USGS, 1952-83; Chief, Polar Programs Office, 1975-83, with responsibility for Antarctic mapping.

Kosiba Wall
Kosiba Wall (-67.51667°N, -66.91667°W) is a cliff face rising to 1,180 m at the northeast end of Blaiklock Island, off the west coast of Graham Land. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) following British Antarctic Survey (BAS) geological work in the area, 1980-81. Named after Alexander Kosiba (1901-81), Polish climatologist and glaciologist; Professor of Meteorology and Climatology, University of Wroclaw, 1945-71; Leader of the first Polish expedition to Greenland, 1937, and of Polish glaciological expeditions to Svalbard, 1957-60.

Koski Glacier
Koski Glacier (-85.28333°N, 167.25°W) is an east-flowing glacier, 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, draining the east-central portion of the Dominion Range icecap. The glacier lies close north of Vandament Glacier, whose flow it parallels, and terminates at Mill Glacier just southeast of Browns Butte. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Raymond J. Koski, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) engineer on several traverses originating at the South Pole Station 1962-63, 1963-64 and 1964-65.

Mount Kosko
Mount Kosko (-79.15°N, 159.55°W) is a peak, 1,795 m, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of Mount Keltie in the Conway Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Arno Kosko, ionosphere scientist at Byrd Station, 1963.

Kosky Peak
Kosky Peak (-70.95°N, -63.46667°W) is a peak 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of Mount Nordhill in the Welch Mountains of Palmer Land. The peak was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Harry G. Kosky, USCG, Commanding Officer of USCGC Westwind in the Antarctic Peninsula Ship Group during Operation Deep Freeze, 1971.

Kosminskaya Fracture Zone
Kosminskaya Fracture Zone (-61.53333°N, -30.33333°W) is an undersea fracture zone named for Professor Irina Kosminskaya, a Russian scientist specializing in Marine Geophysics and Seismology. Name proposed by Dr. Galina Agapova, Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Name approved 9/97 (ACUF 272).

Mount Kostka
Mount Kostka (-70.7°N, 164.81667°W) is a mountain (1,210 m) on the west side of Zykov Glacier, 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of Saddle Peak, in the Anare Mountains. Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Surveyed by Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1958 and named after Czechoslovakian aerologist O. Kostka, a member of Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1959-61, who perished in a fire at Mirnyy Station on August 3, 1960.

Kotick Point
Kotick Point (-64°N, -58.36667°W) is the southern entrance point to Holluschickie Bay, on the west coast of James Ross Island. The name, recommended by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC), arose from association with Holluschickie Bay; Kotick was the name of the white seal in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book.

Kotterer Peaks
Kotterer Peaks (-70.18333°N, 64.43333°W) is a group of small peaks standing between Wignall Nunataks and Mount Starlight in the Athos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Mapped from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) surveys and air photos, 1955-65. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for C. Kotterer, weather observer at Davis Station, 1964.

Kottmeier Mesa
Kottmeier Mesa (-77.65°N, 162.13333°W) is a prominent 2,120 m mesa, 2.8 nautical miles (5 km) northwest of Mount J.J. Thompson in Asgard Range, Victoria Land. Almost wholly ice covered, the mesa is 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) long, averages 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) wide, and rises above the converging heads of David Valley, Bartley Glacier, Matterhorn Glacier, and the north flank of Rhone Glacier, all receiving ice that drains from the feature. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1997) after Steven T. Kottmeier, who as a United States Antarctic Program (USAP) researcher, 1981-87, investigated sea ice microbial communities in the fast ice of McMurdo Sound, as well as krill associated with ice edge zones in Bellingshausen, Scotia and Weddell Seas. Served as the Manager, Laboratory Facilities, McMurdo Station for ITT Antarctic Services, 1988-90; Manager, Laboratory Science, 1990-96 and Chief Scientist from 1997 for Antarctic Support Associates (ASA).

Kouperov Peak
Kouperov Peak (-75.1°N, -133.8°W) is a peak (890 m) at the south end of the Demas Range in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Leonid Kouperov, Soviet Exchange Scientist (ionospheric physicist) to the U.S. Byrd Station, 1961.

Kovacs Glacier
Kovacs Glacier (-83.18333°N, -49.25°W) is a glacier on the southeast side of Lexington Table, flowing east-northeast into Support Force Glacier in the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1979 after Austin Kovacs, leader of the 1973-74 United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP)-CRREL survey party (with G. Erlanger and G. Abele) in this area; also worked in the McMurdo Sound area.

Mount Kowalczyk
Mount Kowalczyk (-77.93333°N, 163.78333°W) is a mountain, 1,690 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Goat Mountain at the head of Hobbs Glacier in Victoria Land. Charted by the British Antarctic Expedition under Scott, 1910-13. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1964 for Chester Kowalczyk, Chief of the Photogrammetry Branch, U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office, who for many years had responsibility for the photogrammetric compilation of Antarctic charts.

Cape Koyubi
Cape Koyubi (-69.23333°N, 39.63333°W) is a rocky point marking the western extremity of a U-shaped peninsula which extends seaward in finger-like fashion from the west side of Langhovde Hills, Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957-62. The name "Koyubi-misaki" (little finger point) was given by JARE Headquarters in 1972 in association with Cape Nakayubi, which lies 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) to the southeast.

Kozlov Nunataks
Kozlov Nunataks (-66.61667°N, 51.11667°W) is a group of nunataks lying 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of Mount Parviainen in the Tula Mountains, Enderby Land. The nunataks were visited by geologists of the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1961-62, who named them for M.I. Kozlov, Soviet polar pilot.

Kozo Rock
Kozo Rock (-68.38333°N, 41.9°W) is an exposed rock standing on the coast between Narabi Rocks and Gobamme Rock in Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957-62, and named Kozo-iwa (youngster rock).

Krak Glacier
Krak Glacier (-62.1°N, -58.33333°W) is an outlet glacier of Krakow Dome/Krakow Icefield at the head of Lussich Cove, Martel Inlet, Admiralty Bay, King George Island. Named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, 1980, after legendary prince Krak, founder of Krakow and killer of the Dragon (Dragon Glacier, q.v.).

Kraken Cove
Kraken Cove (-57.05°N, -26.68333°W) is the largest cove at Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands, indenting the north coast of the island just west of Demon Point. The name applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 is that of a legendary Norwegian sea monster.

Krakken Hill
Krakken Hill (-71.95°N, 26.23333°W) is a rocky hill standing in Byrdbreen, 5 nautical miles (9 km) east of Bautaen Peak in the Sor Rondane Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and named Krakken (the stool).

Krakken Mountain
Krakken Mountain (-71.53333°N, 12.15°W) is a mountain 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Sandseten Mountain and just northwest of Gneysovaya Peak in Westliche Petermann Range, Wohlthat Mountains. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Krakken (the stool).

Krakow Dome
Krakow Dome (-62.11667°N, -58.25°W) is the ice dome covering Krakow Peninsula, King George Island. The name Kopula Krakowa or Krakow Icefield, after the old capital of Poland, was applied to this feature by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, 1980.

Krakow Peninsula
Krakow Peninsula (-62.11667°N, -58.25°W) is the peninsula between Admiralty Bay and King George Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The name "Krakow Icefield," after the former capital of Poland, was applied in 1980 by the Polish Antarctic Expedition to the ice that nearly covers this peninsula. The original name was amended soon after so as to apply to the peninsula.

Krall Crags
Krall Crags (-77.45°N, 166.8°W) is a two rock summits rising to over 1400 m on the northwest slope of Mount Erebus, Ross Island. The feature is 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km) west-northwest of Abbott Peak. At the suggestion of P.R. Kyle, named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after Sarah Krall who worked over 10 years in providing support to science in Antarctica. She was cook and camp manager at the lower Erebus Hut during the 1992-93 National Science Foundation (NSF)-NASA Dante robot experiment on Mount Erebus. She also managed the food room at McMurdo Station, was the hovercraft pilot, and has also been a helicopter technician.

Kramer Island
Kramer Island (-77.23333°N, -147.16667°W) is an ice-covered island, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, in Marshall Archipelago. It lies between Nolan Island and Court Ridge in Sulzberger Ice Shelf. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Michael S. Kramer, meteorologist at Byrd Station, 1968. == See also == * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Kramer Rocks
Kramer Rocks (-65.43333°N, -64.03333°W) is a two rocks lying in the north part of Beascochea Bay, 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of Cape Perez on the west coast of Graham Land. Mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for J.G.H. Kramer, Austrian army physician who independently recognized scurvy as a nutritional deficiency disease and showed how it could be prevented or cured, in about 1737.