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Lurker Rock

Coordinates: 68°3′S 68°44′W / 68.050°S 68.733°W / -68.050; -68.733
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Lurker Rock
Lurker Rock is located in Antarctica
Lurker Rock
Lurker Rock
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates68°3′S 68°44′W / 68.050°S 68.733°W / -68.050; -68.733
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Lurker Rock is a rock 3 metres (10 ft) high, located 6 kilometres (3 nmi) northeast of Dismal Island, Faure Islands, in Marguerite Bay, Antarctica. It was charted by the Hydrographic Survey Unit from RRS John Biscoe in 1966. The name, applied by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971, is descriptive of the feature, which is covered by ice and can easily be mistaken for a piece of floating ice, especially at high water.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Lurker Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-07-09.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Lurker Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.