Sail Rock (South Shetland Islands)
| Sail Rock | ||
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| Waters | Bransfield Street | |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 3 ′ S , 60 ° 57 ′ W | |
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| Highest elevation | 30 m | |
The Sail Rock (from English sail 'sails' ) is a 30 m high cliff rock in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is 11 km southwest of Deception Island on Bransfield Strait .
The descriptive naming goes back at least to the year 1822 and was probably made by seal hunters . From a distance, the shape of the rock is reminiscent of a ship under sails , while up close it looks more like a house with a gable .
Web links
- Sail Rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sail Rock on geographic.org (English)