Elephant Flats

Elephant Flats (60°42′S 45°37′W / 60.700°S 45.617°W / -60.700; -45.617Coordinates: 60°42′S 45°37′W / 60.700°S 45.617°W / -60.700; -45.617) is a mud flat along the shore between Cemetery Bay and Marble Knolls on the east side of Signy Island. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after the elephant seals that frequent the flat.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Elephant Flats". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-27.

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