Skontorp rock
| Skontorp rock | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Archipelago | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 30 ′ S , 36 ° 43 ′ W | |
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The Skontorp Rock is a cliff rock off the south coast of South Georgia . It is located 1.5 west of the northern part of Rocky Bay .
The South Georgia Survey mapped it during its survey campaign conducted from 1951 to 1957. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1958 after Edvard M. Skontorp (1885 - unknown), harpooner of the Tønsbergs Hvalfangeri company in Husvik Harbor from 1920 to 1926.
Web links
- Skontorp rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Skontorp Rock on geographic.org (English)