Sphinx Rock (South Orkney Islands)
| Sphinx rock | ||
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| Waters | Sandefjord Bay | |
| Archipelago | South Orkney Islands | |
| Geographical location | 60 ° 37 ′ S , 46 ° 4 ′ W | |
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The Sphinx Rock is a cliff rock in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . It is located just before the southwest end of Monroe Island and marks the west side of the entrance to Sandefjord Bay .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations discovered it in 1933 and named it after its shape, which is reminiscent of an Egyptian sphinx .
Web links
- Sphinx rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sphinx Rock on geographic.org (English)