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    Liberty Rocks

    Part of South Shetland Islands

    Liberty Rocks is a group of four prominent adjacent rocks lying at the north entrance to Nelson Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and extending 430 by 120 m (470 by 131 yd). The area was visited by early 19th-century sealers.

    Overview

    Liberty Rocks is a group of four prominent adjacent rocks lying at the north entrance to Nelson Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and extending 430 by 120 m (470 by 131 yd). The area was visited by early 19th-century sealers. The feature is named after the British sealing vessel Liberty under Captain Peacock that visited the South Shetlands in 1821–22.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands0
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets1
    • Rocks & skerries1

    Islets

    1
    • Unnamed island0.03 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    1

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia