Southtrap Rock

Summary

Southtrap Rock (62°59′S 56°38′W / 62.983°S 56.633°W / -62.983; -56.633) is an isolated rock lying west of Cape Juncal, D'Urville Island, in the Joinville Island group. In association with Northern Rocks, so named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1963 because the rock is the southernmost of two groups of features which should be avoided by vessels entering Antarctic Sound from the north.

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