Olsen Rock
| Olsen Rock | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Archipelago | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 5 ′ S , 38 ° 1 ′ W | |
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The Olsen Rock is a cliff rock off the western end of South Georgia . It is located 800 m southeast of Cape Parjadin .
Scientists from the UK Discovery Investigations mapped it between 1926 and 1927. The South Georgia Survey carried out surveys during its 1951-1957 campaign. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named him in 1958 after Søren Olsen (1890 – unknown), harpooner of the South Georgia Whaling Company in Leith Harbor (1926–1930, 1933–1939 and 1945–1953).
Web links
- Olsen rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Olsen Rock on geographic.org (English)