Grindle Rock
Grindle Rock (Spanish: Roca Cerretti) (59°01′06.2″S 26°39′27.5″W / 59.018389°S 26.657639°WCoordinates: 59°01′06.2″S 26°39′27.5″W / ��59.018389°S 26.657639°W) is a conspicuous rock, 213 metres (700 ft) high, lying 0.7 nautical miles (1.3 km) west of Bristol Island in the South Sandwich Islands. It was discovered by a British expedition under James Cook in 1775. It was recharted in 1930 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II and named by them for , Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the British Colonies.[1]
WikiMiniAtlasGrindle Rock is the easternmost of a chain of rocks extending WSW from Turmoil Point, the westernmost point of Bristol Island. These are Grindle Rock, Wilson Rock and Freezland Rock.
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- ^ "Grindle Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
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