High Rock (South Georgia)
High Rock | |
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![]() ![]() High Rock Location of High Rock in South Georgia | |
Highest point | |
Coordinates | 53°57′43″S 37°29′20″W / 53.96194°S 37.48889°WCoordinates: 53°57′43″S 37°29′20″W / 53.96194°S 37.48889°W[1] |
Geography | |
Country | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
Region | South Georgia |
High Rock is a 30 m high cliff rock off the north coast of South Georgia. It rises 7 km west-northwest of Cape Buller at the northern end of the Welcome Islands from the South Atlantic.
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations discovered it in the course of surveying work between 1926 and 1930 and named it descriptively.
References[]
- ^ "High Rock". Retrieved 20 November 2020.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "High Rock (South Georgia)". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Rock formations of South Georgia
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands geography stubs