Holmes Rock (South Shetland Islands)
| Holmes rock | ||
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| Waters | Drake Street | |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 23 ′ S , 59 ° 50 ′ W | |
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The Holmes rock is a 45 m high cliff rocks in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It rises from the sea 1.5 km northwest of Emeline Island in the group of Aitcho Islands .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it on 1961 after Jeremiah Holmes, captain of the US sealer Emeline , who operated between 1820 and 1821 in the waters around the South Shetland Islands, including in nearby Clothier Harbor .
Web links
- Holmes rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Holmes Rock on geographic.org (English)