Pig Rock is a rock, 65 m high, the largest of a group of rocks lying 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) east of the east end of Nelson Island, in the South Shetland Islands. This rock, known to sealers in the area as early as 1821, was charted and named by DI personnel on the Discovery II in 1935.
Nickname: Location of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
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Pig Rock Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°18′30″S 58°47′34″W / 62.30839°S 58.79269°W |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
This article incorporates public domain material from "Pig Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.