Austin Rocks
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Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 63°26′S 61°4′W / 63.433°S 61.067°W |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
The Austin Rocks are a group of rocks which extend about 6 kilometres (3 nmi) in a northeast–southwest, lying in Bransfield Strait 24 kilometres (13 nmi) northwest of Trinity Island. Charted by a British expedition, 1828–31, under Commander Henry Foster, Royal Navy, they were named by him for Lieutenant Horatio T. Austin, Royal Navy, an officer of the expedition.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Austin Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.