Spirtle Rock
Appearance
Spirtle Rock (65°13′S 64°20′W / 65.217°S 64.333°W) is a rock awash in the navigable passage between The Barchans and Anagram Islands, in the Argentine Islands. The descriptive name was recommended by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971.
"Spirtle" means "to cause to splash" in Scots (and in several languages also refers to a kitchen utensil specialized for stirring porridge during its process of boilng and thickening).
This article incorporates public domain material from "Spirtle Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.