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    Karlsen Rock

    60°21′S 46°00′W

    Karlsen Rock (60°21′S 46°0′W) is a submerged rock lying 10 nautical miles (19 km) north-northwest of Penguin Point, the northwesternmost point of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands.

    60°21′S 46°00′W

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    Karlsen Rock (60°21′S 46°0′W) is a submerged rock lying 10 nautical miles (19 km) north-northwest of Penguin Point, the northwesternmost point of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands. It was charted and named on a map by Petter Sørlle, a Norwegian whaler who made a running survey of the South Orkney Islands in 1912–13.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Scotia Arc

    Also in South Orkney Islands

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