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 at the northeastern end and at the southeastern end of the group.
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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.

Islet
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. is situated 3 km southeast of Clerke Rocks.

Clerke Rocks

Latitude
-55.01667° or 55° 1′ south
Longitude
-34.68333° or 34° 41′ west
Open location code
39P7X8M8+8M
Geo­Names ID
3426547
Wiki­data ID
Q46045
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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

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