Discovery Rock
Discovery Rock (54°9′S 36°35′W / 54.150°S 36.583°WCoordinates: 54°9′S 36°35′W / 54.150°S 36.583°W) is a submerged rock in Stromness Bay, South Georgia, lying 0.7 nautical miles (1.3 km) north-northeast of Ems Rock. The rock was positioned by Discovery Investigations personnel under Lieutenant Commander , Royal Navy, who made surveys of Stromness Bay in 1927 and 1929. They probably applied the name, which is now well established in local use.[1]
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- ^ "Discovery Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
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