Gray rock (island)
| Gray Rock | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Archipelago | Clerke Rocks ( South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ) | |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 2 ′ S , 34 ° 44 ′ W | |
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The Gray Rock is a cliff rock in the South Atlantic . It is the third largest island in the western group of the Clerke Rocks , surrounded by numerous other cliffs and surf pillars and a popular breeding area for Antarctic seabirds .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the island in 2009. It is named after James Gray, boatswain on board the HMS Adventure on the second South Sea voyage (1772-1775) of the British navigator James Cook , in which in 1775 the Clerke Rocks were discovered.
Web links
- Gray Rock . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)