Alert Rock
Alert Rock (54°15′S 36°22′W / 54.250°S 36.367°WCoordinates: 54°15′S 36°22′W / 54.250°S 36.367°W) is a submerged rock marked by breakers, lying 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) east-southeast of Barff Point, which marks the east side of the entrance to Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. It was charted in 1929 by Discovery Investigations personnel, who named it after the Alert, a small motor launch used during the survey.[1]
References
- ↑ "Alert Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
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