Sorpresa rock
| Sorpresa rock | ||
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| Waters | Southern ocean | |
| Archipelago | Adelaide and Biscoe Islands | |
| Geographical location | 67 ° 51 ′ S , 69 ° 28 ′ W | |
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The Sorpresa Rock ( Spanish Roca Sorpresa 'surprise rock ' ; in the United Kingdom Suprise Island , German surprise island ) is an exposed cliff rock off the southern end of Adelaide Island and west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located southwest of Cavalier Rock .
His name can be found for the first time on a Chilean map from 1947. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names transferred this designation in 1964 in a partial translation into English. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee decided in the same year to name it independently.
Web links
- Sorpresa Rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sorpresa Rock on geographic.org (English)