Sky Rock
Sky Rock is a small rock, 3 m high, marking the southern extent of the Welcome Islands off the north coast of South Georgia. Charted and named by DI personnel in 1930.Places of Interest
Highlights: High Rock.
Sky Rock
- Type: Islet
- Description: rock formation in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom
- Categories: rock formation, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-53.98478° or 53° 59′ 5″ south
Longitude
-37.50178° or 37° 30′ 6″ west
Open location code
39R42F8X+37
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sky Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sky Rock (bato)”
- Cebuano: “Sky Rock”
- Chinese: “斯凱岩”
- German: “Sky Rock”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sky Rock”
- Spanish: “Roca Cielo”
- Swedish: “Sky Rock (klippa)”
- Swedish: “Sky Rock”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ram Head and Bay of Isles.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Welcome Islands and Welcome Islands.
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