Estay rock
| Estay rock | ||
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| Waters | Bransfield Strait ( Southern Ocean ) | |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 20 ′ S , 57 ° 58 ′ W | |
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The Estay Rock (originally Islote Ministro Fidel Estay Cortéz in Chile , later Islote Fidel Estay ) is a cliff in the Bransfield Strait off the north coast of the Trinity Peninsula in the north of the Antarctic Peninsula . The rock rises 2.9 km west-southwest of Toro Point .
It was named in 1947 by participants in the 2nd Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1947–1948). It is named after the Chilean politician Fidel Segundo Estay Cortés (1887 - unknown), who at that time was a minister in the cabinet under President Gabriel González Videla . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names confirmed the English translation of the Chilean name in 1964.
Web links
- Estay Rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Estay Rock on geographic.org (English)