Eliza Rocks
| Eliza Rocks | ||
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| Waters | Drake Street | |
| archipelago | South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 26 ′ S , 60 ° 13 ′ W | |
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The Eliza Rocks are a group of up to 8 m high cliffs in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . They are located west of the Zed Islands .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1958 after the Schmack Eliza , built in 1794 , which operated as a seal hunter in the waters around Desolation Island between 1821 and 1822 .
Web links
- Eliza Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Eliza Rocks on geographic.org (English)