Nancy Rock

Roca Nancy, Nancyfelsen, Rocher Nancy

62°13′S 59°06′W

7 km) west of Flat Top Peninsula, King George Island.

62°13′S 59°06′W

Terrain in 3D exaggerated for relief. Drag to look around.

Overview

Nancy Rock (62°13′01″S 59°06′04″W) is a rock in the South Shetland Islands located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Flat Top Peninsula, King George Island. The rock was named in 1961 by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after the American sailing vessel Nancy, from Salem, Massachusetts, that visited the South Shetland Islands around 1820–22 while captained by Benjamin Upton, namesake of Upton Rock.

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