Square Rock Point
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 12 ′ S , 58 ° 57 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| coast | Fildes Peninsula | |
| Waters | Maxwell Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Ardley Cove | |
The Square Rock Point is a cape of King George Iceland in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . On the east side of the Fildes Peninsula , it marks the southern end of Ardley Cove .
Chilean scientists named it Roca Cuadrada ( Spanish for square rock ) in 1958 . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee translated this designation into English in 2007 in an adapted form.
Web links
- Square Rock Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)