Summary
Lynx Rocks is a group of rocks in southwestern Hero Bay on the north side of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers operating from nearby Blythe Bay.
 Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
  Lynx Rocks Location on Antarctic Peninsula  Lynx Rocks Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°32′22.1″S 60°32′59.2″W / 62.539472°S 60.549778°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The feature is named after the Australian sealing vessel Lynx under Captain Richard Siddins that visited the South Shetland in 1820-21 and 1821–22, wintering in the Falkland Islands in 1821.
Location edit
The rocks are centred at 62°32′22.1″S 60°32′59.2″W / 62.539472°S 60.549778°W which is 5.95 km (3.70 mi) west of Siddins Point, 3.97 km (2.47 mi) north-northeast of Kuklen Point, 6.63 km (4.12 mi) east of Agüero Point, 10.41 km (6.47 mi) southeast of Black Point and 6.03 km (3.75 mi) southwest of Chapman Rocks (British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2009).
See also edit
Maps edit
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
References edit
External links edit
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
