First Rock

First Rock is a rock lying 1 nautical mile south-southeast of and 2 nautical miles south of , the southern extremity of South Georgia.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Brøde Island.

Islet
is a small, rounded tussock-covered island, 1 nautical mile southwest of Green Island, off the southern tip of South Georgia. It was first charted in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook; it was roughly surveyed by a German expedition, 1928–29, under Kohl-Larsen, who appears to have used the name "Hauptinsel" for this feature.

First Rock

Latitude
-54.92439° or 54° 55′ 28″ south
Longitude
-36.11722° or 36° 7′ 2″ west
Open location code
39Q53VGM+64
Open­Street­Map ID
way 661870455
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
3426485
Wiki­data ID
Q5453760
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Satellite Map

Discover First Rock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“First Rock” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “First Rock (bato sa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)”
  • Cebuano: “First Rock”
  • Chinese: “第一岩”
  • German: “First Rock”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “First Rock”
  • Spanish: “Roca Primera”
  • Swedish: “First Rock”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Green Island and Wessex Island.

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