Latarnia rock
| Latarnia rock | ||
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 Latarnia Rock with the Arctowski lighthouse |
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| height | 14 m | |
| location | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Coordinates | 62 ° 9 ′ 20 ″ S , 58 ° 27 ′ 30 ″ W | |
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| rock | basalt | |
| particularities | Location of a lighthouse | |
The Latarnia rock ( English , Polish Skałka Latarnia , Lantern rock ' ) is a surf pillars of basalt on King George Iceland in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It rises on Shag Point not far from the Polish Arctowski station .
Polish scientists named it in 1980 after the Arctowski lighthouse built here .
Web links
- Latarnia Rock in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)