Twitcher Rock

Thule Island, also called Morrell Island, is one of the southernmost of the South Sandwich Islands, part of the grouping known as . It is named, on account of its remote location, after the mythical land of Thule, said by ancient geographers to lie at the extreme end of the Earth.
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  • Islet
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
  • Description: rock formation in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corbeta Uruguay base.
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was an Argentine military outpost…

Twitcher Rock

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Latitude
-59.45629° or 59° 27′ 23″ south
Longitude
-27.2837° or 27° 17′ 1″ west
Open location code
39GJGPV8+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1259586684
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
3426244
Wiki­data ID
Q7858609

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Twitcher Rock” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Twitcher Rock”
  • Chinese: “特維徹岩”
  • German: “Twitcher Rock”
  • Italian: “Twitcher Rock”
  • Japanese: “トウィッチャー岩”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Twitcher Rock”
  • Spanish: “Roca Twitcher”
  • Swedish: “Twitcher Rock”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Teniente Esquivel.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Southernmost point of South America and Thule Island.

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Highlights

Learn more about Grytviken and South Georgia Island.
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