Ramp rocks
| Ramp rocks | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| archipelago | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 0 ′ S , 38 ° 18 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | 3 | |
The Ramp Rocks (from English ramp , ramp, driveway, rise ' ) are three barren and up to 23 m high cliff rocks in the group of the Willis Islands belonging to the archipelago of South Georgia . They are 4 km northwest of Johannesen Point on Main Island .
Norwegian whale and seal hunters named the largest of the rocks Laavebrua ( Norwegian for threshing floor bridge ). The term describes a ramp for bringing hay into barns . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee translated the name into English in 1954, then adapted it in 1976 to extend it to all three rocks.
Web links
- Ramp Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ramp Rocks on geographic.org (English)