Sophie Rocks
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 Sophie Rocks (right), photographed by Frederick Cook on the Belgica expedition (1897–1899) |
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| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 39 ′ S , 62 ° 33 ′ W | |
The Sophie Rocks are a small group of ledges on the Danco coast of Graham Land in the north of the Antarctic Peninsula . On the Arctowski Peninsula , they are halfway between Spigot Peak and the Zeiss Needle and tower over Selvick Cove to the west and Orne Harbor to the east .
The American polar explorer Frederick Cook named such a rock formation in the course of the Belgica expedition (1897-1899) in 1898 , which in addition to the rocks described here also included Spigot Peak and the Zeiss Needle. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee decided on April 23, 1998 to exclude the latter two from this designation. The namesake is not known.
Web links
- Sophie Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sophie Rocks on geographic.org (English)