Peralta Rocks
| Peralta Rocks | ||
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| Waters | Bransfield Street | |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 15 ′ S , 58 ° 11 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | 8th | |
The Peralta Rocks ( Spanish Rocas Peralta ) are a group of eight small cliff rocks off the coast of the Trinity Peninsula at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula . They are spread 11 km north of the Cape Ducorps over an area of 18 km² (6 by 3 km).
Participants of the 4th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1949–1950) named them after Lieutenant Roberto Arturo Peralta Bell (1924–2006), deputy commander on board the tanker Lientur on this research trip . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names translated this designation into English in 1964.
Web links
- Peralta Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Peralta Rocks on geographic.org (English)