Saw rock
| Saw rock | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Archipelago | South Sandwich Islands | |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 6 ′ S , 26 ° 50 ′ W | |
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| Highest elevation | 25 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Saw Rock (from English saw ' saw ' ) is a 25 m (according to the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee 24 m ) high cliff rock in the archipelago of the South Sandwich Islands . It rises from the South Atlantic 0.6 km north of Vindication Island's Crosscut Point .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations mapped it and named it in 1930. The name was probably made in connection with that of Crosscut Point.
Web links
- Saw rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Saw Rock on geographic.org