Saavedra rock
| Saavedra rock | ||
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| Waters | González Anchorage | |
| Archipelago | Duroch Islands | |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 18 ′ S , 57 ° 54 ′ W | |
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The Saavedra Rock ( Spanish Isla Mayor Saavedra ) is a cliff rock in the group of Duroch Islands off the coast of the Trinity Peninsula at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is the largest of a series of rocks in the southwest corner of the natural harbor González Anchorage .
Participants of the 5th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1950–1951) named him after Major Eduardo Saavedra Rojas (1909–1971), who had participated in this research trip as a delegate of the Chilean army on board the Lautaro ship . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names translated this designation into English in 1964 in an adapted form.
Web links
- Saavedra Rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Saavedra Rock on geographic.org (English)