Knuckle Reef
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| Waters | Marguerite Bay | |
| Geographical location | 67 ° 50 ′ S , 67 ° 22 ′ W | |
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The Knuckle Reef (from the English loosely translated Fingerknöchelriff ) is a reef in Marguerite Bay before Fallières coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located directly in front of the Beacon Head of Horseshoe Iceland .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee made the designation in 1959. It is named after the individual rocks of the reef that are visible at low tide and resemble the knuckles of a clenched fist.
Web links
- Knuckle Reef in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Knuckle Reef on geographic.org (English)