Waring Rocks
| Waring Rocks | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| archipelago | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 5 ′ S , 38 ° 2 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | 2 | |
The Waring Rocks are two prominent cliffs off the western end of South Georgia . They are 1 km southwest of Cape Parjadin .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations mapped them in 1963. They named them after the sailor Thomas John Waring (* 1932) of the Royal Navy , who was involved in surveys of this area on board the HMS Owen in 1961 .
Web links
- Waring Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Waring Rocks on geographic.org (English)