Elephant Rocks (Antarctica)
| Elephant Rocks | ||
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| Waters | Arthur Harbor | |
| archipelago | Palmer Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 46 ′ S , 64 ° 4 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | 3 | |
| Total land area | nb | |
The Elephant Rocks are a group of three striking cliffs connected by shallows in the Palmer Archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . They are located between Torgersen Island and the northwest entrance to Arthur Harbor off the southwest coast of Anvers Island .
A team at the Palmer Station named the rocks in 1971. It is named after elephant seals , whose resting places are these cliffs.
Web links
- Elephant Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Elephant Rocks on geographic.org (English)