Clerke Rocks
The Clerke Rocks are a group of small rocky islands some 35 miles southeast of South Georgia that extend 5 miles from east to west. The Clerke Rocks include The Office Boys at the northeastern end and Nobby at the southeastern end of the group.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Rock
- Description: island group in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Also known as: “Clerkes Rocks”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nobby.
Nobby
Islet
Nobby is a rock at the southeast end of the Clerke Rocks, lying some 40 nautical miles east-southeast of the southeast end of South Georgia. The Clerke Rocks were discovered by Captain James Cook in 1775. Nobby is situated 3 km southeast of Clerke Rocks.
Clerke Rocks
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Clerke Rocks” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Clerke Rocks”
- Cebuano: “Clerke Rocks”
- Chinese: “克拉克岩”
- Dutch: “Clerkerotsen”
- French: “Clerke Rocks”
- German: “Clerke Rocks”
- Greek: “Βράχοι Κλερκ”
- Italian: “Clerke Rocks”
- Japanese: “クラーク岩礁”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Clerke Rocks”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Clerke Rocks”
- Norwegian: “Clerke Rocks”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Clerke Rocks”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Clerke Clūdas”
- Portuguese: “Clerke”
- Portuguese: “Rochas Clerke”
- Spanish: “Clerke Rocks”
- Spanish: “Rocas Clerke”
- Swedish: “Clerke Rocks”
- Vietnamese: “Clerke Rocks”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Office Boys.
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