Vidal Rock

Vidal Rock
Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands
Vidal Rock
Location of
Vidal Rock
Vidal Rock (Antarctica)
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 62°30′S 59°43′W / 62.500°S 59.717°W / -62.500; -59.717Coordinates: 62°30′S 59°43′W / 62.500°S 59.717°W / -62.500; -59.717
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Vidal Rock is a rock 1.5 kilometres (0.8 nmi) west of Ferrer Point in southern Discovery Bay, Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. It was named by the first Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1947) for mariner Osvaldo Vidal, in charge of echo sounding on the frigate Iquique.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Vidal Rock" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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