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Hibbert Rock (67°46′S 69°02′W / 67.767°S 69.033°W / -67.767; -69.033) is a drying rock^[1] lying SE of League Rock located in the Quest Channel off the Southern tip of Adelaide Island. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for William Hibbert, ship's Engineer of the RRS John Biscoe (1956) from 1957-72, the ship which assisted the Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit in surveying the area between 1962-63.

^ A rock in the sea whose exposed surface at low tide is used as a marker for surveying or establishing legal boundaries. Also low-tide elevation.

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	'''Hibbert Rock''' ({{coord\|67\|46\|S\|69\|02\|W\|}}) is a drying rock<ref> A rock in the sea whose exposed surface at low tide is used as a marker for surveying or establishing legal boundaries. Also low-tide elevation.</ref> lying SE of League Rock ~~and~~ located in the [[Quest Channel]] off the Southern tip of [[Adelaide Island]].		'''Hibbert Rock''' ({{coord\|67\|46\|S\|69\|02\|W\|}}) is a drying rock<ref> A rock in the sea whose exposed surface at low tide is used as a marker for surveying or establishing legal boundaries. Also low-tide elevation.</ref> lying SE of League Rock located in the [[Quest Channel]] off the Southern tip of [[Adelaide Island]].
	Named by the [[UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] for William Hibbert, ship's Engineer of the [[RRS John Biscoe (1956)]] from 1957-72, the ship which assisted the Royal Navy [[Hydrographic Survey]] Unit in surveying the area between 1962-63.		Named by the [[UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] for William Hibbert, ship's Engineer of the [[RRS John Biscoe (1956)]] from 1957-72, the ship which assisted the Royal Navy [[Hydrographic Survey]] Unit in surveying the area between 1962-63.