Bryde Rocks
| Bryde Rocks | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| archipelago | Willis Islands , South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 1 ′ S , 38 ° 16 ′ W | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Bryde Rocks are a small group of rocky islands off the western end of South Georgia . They are located 1.5 km west-southwest of the southern end of Main Island in the group of Willis Islands .
The South Georgia Survey mapped it during its 1951-1957 survey campaign. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them in 1958 after the Norwegian Thorleif Bryde (1909-1964), from 1952 for several years harpooner of the South Georgia Whaling Company at the Leith Harbor whaling station .
Web links
- Bryde Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Bryde Rocks on geographic.org (English)