Cube rock
| Cube rock | ||
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| Waters | Antarctic Sound , Weddell Sea , Southern Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 35 ′ S , 56 ° 35 ′ W | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Cube Rock ( Spanish Roca Cubo , both sides roughly translated cube rock ) is a rocky cliff in front of the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 5 km southeast of Cape Scrymgeour of Andersson Island in the southern entrance to the Antarctic Sound .
The descriptive name of the rock was first recorded on an Argentine map from 1960. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names converted the original name into English in 1964.
Web links
- Cube Rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cube Rock on geographic.org (English)