Rocas Jonassen

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Rocas Jonassen
Waters Antarctic Sound
Geographical location 63 ° 32 ′  S , 56 ° 41 ′  W Coordinates: 63 ° 32 ′  S , 56 ° 41 ′  W
Rocas Jonassen (Antarctic Peninsula)
Rocas Jonassen

The Rocas Jonassen are a group of cliffs in the Antarctic Sound off the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula . They are located just north of Jonassen Island .

Argentine scientists named it after the name of the neighboring island. It is named after Ole Jonassen (1874 – unknown), a participant in the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1903) led by Otto Nordenskjöld .

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