Siebert Rock
| Siebert Rock | ||
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| Waters | Lientur Canal | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 49 ′ S , 63 ° 2 ′ W | |
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The Siebert Rock ( Spanish Roca Siebert ; in Argentina Islote Negro , Spanish for Black Island ) is a cliff off the Danco coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located in front of the southwestern extension of the Lemaire Island in the entrance to the Lientur Canal .
Participants of the 6th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1951–1952) named him after Corvette Captain Ernesto Siebert, engineer on board the transport ship Angamos on this research trip . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee translated the Chilean designation into English in 1978.
Web links
- Siebert Rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Siebert Rock on geographic.org (English)