Ravn Rock

Ravn Rock (63°0′S 60°34′W / 63.000°S 60.567°W / -63.000; -60.567Coordinates: 63°0′S 60°34′W / 63.000°S 60.567°W / -63.000; -60.567) is a submerged rock lying in the center of Neptunes Bellows, the entrance to Port Foster, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908-10. Named for the whale catcher Ravn, based at Deception Island at that time.

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