Knight Island is an island

Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) long, lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Reeve Island

Reeve Island

Reeve Island is an island 1.5 nautical miles long, lying between Knight and Friar islands 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 in 1958 after one of the characters in...

 in the Wauwermans Islands

Wauwermans Islands

Wauwermans Islands is a group of small, low, snow-covered islands forming the northernmost group in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Discovered by a German expedition 1873-74, under Dallmann. Sighted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache, and named for Lieutenant General Wauwermans,...

, in the Wilhelm Archipelago

Wilhelm Archipelago

Wilhelm Archipelago is an island archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica.Wilhelm Archipelago consists of a myriad of islands, the largest of which are Booth Island and Hovgaard Island. The archipelago extends from Bismarck Strait southwest to Lumus Rock, off the...

. The island was shown on an Argentine government chart of 1950. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 after one of the characters in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.