Bonert rock
| Bonert rock | ||
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| Waters | Discovery Bay | |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 27 ′ S , 59 ° 43 ′ W | |
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The Bonert Rock ( Spanish Islote Capitán Bonert ) is a rocky island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located 800 meters southeast of Canto Point in Discovery Bay on Greenwich Island .
Scientists from the First Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1946–1947) carried out a survey in 1947 and named the island after Federico Bonert Holzapfel, deputy head of the research trip and commander of the transport ship Angamos .
Web links
- Bonert Rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Bonert Rock on geographic.org (English)