Humpback Rocks
| Humpback Rocks | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| archipelago | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 7 ′ S , 36 ° 38 ′ W | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Humpback Rocks are a small group of cliff rocks off the north coast of South Georgia . They are located 400 m north of Cape Saunders .
The South Georgia Survey , when surveyed between 1951 and 1952, reported that the rocks have long been known as Knolrokset ( Norwegian for humpback rock ) among Norwegian whale and seal hunters . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee translated this descriptive name into English in 1954.
Web links
- Humpback Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Humpback Rocks on geographic.org (English)