Elliott Rock
| Elliott Rock | ||
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| Waters | Stewart Strait | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 0 ′ S , 38 ° 5 ′ W | |
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The Elliott rock is a Rifffelsen before the western end of South Georgia . In Stewart Strait , it is immediately west of Bird Island .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations under the direction of Lieutenant Commander John M. Chaplin (1888–1977) mapped it between 1926 and 1930. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1957 after the American naturalist Henry W. Elliott ( 1846–1930), a pioneer in the study of ear seals in the North Pacific , who was also committed to protecting them.
Web links
- Elliott Rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Elliott Rock on geographic.org (English)