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Split Rock, Antarctica

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Distinctive rock off the coast of Anvers Island

Split Rock
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Split Rock is located in Antarctic PeninsulaSplit RockSplit RockLocation on the Antarctic Peninsula
Coordinates: 64°47′S 64°3′W / 64.783°S 64.050°W / -64.783; -64.050
LocationAnvers Island, Palmer Archipelago
EtymologyDescriptive name

Split Rock (64°47′S 64°3′W / 64.783°S 64.050°W / -64.783; -64.050) is a distinctive oval-shaped rock, cleanly split in a north–south direction to the water line, lying 0.1 nautical miles (0.19 km) northwest of Janus Island, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island. The descriptive name was given by Palmer Station personnel in 1972.

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