Austin Rocks
Austin Rocks Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 63°26′S 61°4′W / 63.433°S 61.067°WCoordinates: 63°26′S 61°4′W / 63.433°S 61.067°W |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
The Austin Rocks are a group of rocks which extend about 6 kilometres (3 nmi) in a northeast–southwest, lying in Bransfield Strait 24 kilometres (13 nmi) northwest of Trinity Island. Charted by a British expedition, 1828–31, under Commander Henry Foster, Royal Navy, they were named by him for Lieutenant Horatio T. Austin, Royal Navy, an officer of the expedition.
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