Hart Rock
Hart Rock is a rock, 10 metres (33 ft) high, lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) northwest of the Herdman Rocks and 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north-northeast of the eastern extremity of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. It was first charted in 1838 by a French expedition under d'Urville. The rock was named in 1933 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II, for T. John Hart, a member of the zoological staff of the Discovery Committee.[1]
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- ^ "Hart Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Hart Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
60°41′S 44°22′W / 60.683°S 44.367°W
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