Launch rock
| Launch rock | ||
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| Waters | Marguerite Bay | |
| Archipelago | Adelaide and Biscoe Islands | |
| Geographical location | 67 ° 46 ′ S , 68 ° 55 ′ W | |
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The Launch Rock (from English launch 'barge' ) is an undersea reef rock off the southern end of the Adelaide Island west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is southwest of the Glover Rocks .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1964 after an unnamed launch of the British research vessel RRS John Biscoe , which had been used for hydrographic surveys in the area in 1963.
Web links
- Launch Rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Launch Rock on geographic.org (English)