Ørnen Rocks

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Location of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands.

Ørnen Rocks (

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62°1′S 57°35′W / 62.017°S 57.583°W / -62.017; -57.583Coordinates: 62°1′S 57°35′W / 62.017°S 57.583°W / -62.017; -57.583) is a group of rocks, some of which are above water, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northeast of Cape Melville, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named after the Norwegian whaler Ørnen which went aground there about 1908 or 1909.


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