Jebsen Rocks

The Jebsen Rocks (60°43′S 45°41′W / 60.717°S 45.683°W / -60.717; -45.683Coordinates: 60°43′S 45°41′W / 60.717°S 45.683°W / -60.717; -45.683) are a chain of rocks which extend 0.5 nautical miles (1 km) in an east–west direction, lying 0.5 nautical miles north of Jebsen Point, off the west side of Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands. They were charted by Captain Petter Sorlle, a Norwegian whaler who made a running survey of the South Orkney Islands in 1912–13. The rocks are named in association with Jebsen Point.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Jebsen Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-18.

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