Kista Rock

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Kista Rock
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Kista Rock
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 69°44′S74°24′E / 69.733°S 74.400°E / -69.733; 74.400 Coordinates: 69°44′S74°24′E / 69.733°S 74.400°E / -69.733; 74.400
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Kista Rock is a small island, the southernmost of a chain of small islands, lying off the coast of Antarctica 2 kilometres (1 nmi) north of Mount Caroline Mikkelsen. It was first plotted from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37. An Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) party landed by aircraft on Kista Rock in 1957 and obtained an astrofix. It was named after the Kista Dan which was used by ANARE as an expedition ship, 1954–57. [1]

Mount Caroline Mikkelsen is a small coastal mountain of 235 metres (770 ft) between Hargreaves Glacier and Polar Times Glacier on Ingrid Christensen Coast. The mountain overlooks the southern extremity of Prydz Bay, 4 nautical miles (7 km) north-northwest of Svarthausen Nunatak, and is the highest summit in the vicinity. It was discovered February 20, 1935 by Captain Klarius Mikkelsen in the Thorshavn, a Norwegian whaling ship sent out by Lars Christensen. It is named for Captain Mikkelsen's wife Caroline Mikkelsen, who accompanied her husband on this voyage and became the first woman to set foot on Antarctica.

The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program (AAp) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).

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References

  1. "Kista Rock". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2013-05-08.

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