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Niznik Island

Location within Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	69°47′S 68°30′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Niznik Island is an island in the north part of George VI Sound, lying opposite the mouth of Eureka Glacier near the coast of Palmer Land. Discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, under Ronne, who named it for the Theodore T. Niznik family of Baltimore, MD, contributors to the expedition. Niznik Island is part of the George VI Ice Shelf.

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Niznik Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.