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[[File:Powell-Chart-1822.png|thumb|Fragment of [[George Powell (sealer)|George Powell]]'s 1822 chart of the [[South Shetland Islands]] and [[South Orkney Islands]] featuring Sail Rock]] |
[[File:Powell-Chart-1822.png|thumb|Fragment of [[George Powell (sealer)|George Powell]]'s 1822 chart of the [[South Shetland Islands]] and [[South Orkney Islands]] featuring Sail Rock]] |
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'''Sail Rock''' is the remaining uppermost part of a submerged volcanic edifice lying 7 nautical miles (13 km) southwest of [[Deception Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]], [[Antarctica]]. It is 20 m long in southwest-northeast direction, 12 m wide and 30 m high. From a distance, the rock is reported to resemble a ship under sail, but at close range it is more like a house with a gable roof. The feature's name, which dates back to at least 1822, was probably given by sealers. |
'''Sail Rock''' is the remaining uppermost part of a submerged volcanic edifice lying 7 nautical miles (13 km) southwest of [[Deception Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]], [[Antarctica]]. It is 20 m long in southwest-northeast direction, 12 m wide and 30 m high. From a distance, the rock is reported to resemble a ship under sail, but at close range it is more like a house with a gable roof. The feature's name, which dates back to at least 1822, was probably given by sealers. |
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Google earth makes this rock look like the Kraken from above. |
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==Location== |
==Location== |
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Revision as of 09:10, 15 December 2020
Sail Rock is the remaining uppermost part of a submerged volcanic edifice lying 7 nautical miles (13 km) southwest of Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is 20 m long in southwest-northeast direction, 12 m wide and 30 m high. From a distance, the rock is reported to resemble a ship under sail, but at close range it is more like a house with a gable roof. The feature's name, which dates back to at least 1822, was probably given by sealers.
Location
The rock is located at 63°2′56.5″S 60°57′32.4″W / 63.049028°S 60.959000°W.
Maps
- Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c. from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822
- South Shetland Islands: Deception Island. Scale 1:50000 map. Insets: Sail Rock 1:10000. UK Antarctic Place-names Committee, 2010
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated
Notes
References
- Sail Rock. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- S. Kraus, A. Kurbatov and M. Yates. Geochemical signatures of tephras from Quaternary Antarctic Peninsula volcanoes. Andean Geology 40 (2013) 1. pp. 1-40
This article incorporates public domain material from "Sail Rock (South Shetland Islands)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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