⛰️ Skontorp Rock

United Kingdom · Europe · 54.50°S, 36.72°W

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Skontorp Rock is a rock lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of the north part of Rocky Bay, off the south coast of South Georgia. Positioned by the SGS in the period 1951–57. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Edvard Skontorp, a gunner of Tonsberg Hvalfangeri, Husvik, 1920–26.

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CountryUnited Kingdom
Continent / regionEurope
Coordinates (approx.)54.50°S, 36.72°W · view on map

Skontorp Rock is located in United Kingdom, in Europe.

More rock formations in United Kingdom

Anvil Stacks · Bar Rocks · Bill Rock · Black Rocks, South Georgia · Boot Rock · Bordal Rock · Bowerman's Nose · Brothers Rocks · Bryde Rocks · Bucentaur Rock.

Coordinates approximate. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.

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