Scud rock
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| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 23 ′ S , 55 ° 1 ′ W | |
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The Scud Rock (from English scud , gust of wind , gust of wind ' ) is an isolated cliff between the Joinville Islands and the Danger Islands off the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises 6 km south of Moody Point on Joinville Island from the Weddell Sea .
Scientists from the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey carried out a rough mapping in 1953. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1957 after the prevailing wind conditions here.
Web links
- Scud Rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Scud Rock on geographic.org (English)