Killer Whale Rocks
| Killer Whale Rocks | ||
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| Waters | Bismarck Street | |
| archipelago | Palmer Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 47 ′ S , 64 ° 7 ′ W | |
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The Killer Whale Rocks (from English killer whale , killer whale ) are rocky shallows and cliffs in the Palmer Archipelago west of the Antarctic Peninsula . They are located immediately northwest of Janus Island , 2.8 km southwest of Amsler Island and 3 km southwest of Anvers Island .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names adopted a locally common name in 2014. It is named after the rock resembling the fins of killer whales ( Orcinus orca , also known as killer whales ).
Web links
- Killer Whale Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)