Livonia rock
| Livonia rock | ||
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| Waters | Bransfield Street | |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 2 ′ S , 57 ° 34 ′ W | |
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The Livonia Rock is a cliff rock in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located 800 m south of Cape Melville , the eastern extension of King George Island .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1960 after the sealer Livonia , who operated in the waters around the South Shetland Islands between 1821 and 1822.
Web links
- Livonia rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Livonia Rock on geographic.org (English)