Bucentaur Rock
Bucentaur Rock is the outermost of three rocks lying close northeast of Busen Point, at the southeast side of the entrance to Stromness Bay, South Georgia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Rock
- Description: rock formation in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Bucentaure Rock”, “Low Rock”, and “Roca Baja”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Justa Peak.
Justa Peak
Peak
Justa Peak is a peak, 495 metres high, lying southwest of Busen Point on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1929 British Admiralty chart.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leith Harbour.
Leith Harbour
Village
Photo: Harley D. Nygren, Public domain.
Leith Harbour, also known as Port Leith, was a whaling station on the northeast coast of South Georgia, established and operated by Christian Salvesen Ltd, Edinburgh. Leith Harbour is situated 9 km west of Bucentaur Rock.
Bucentaur Rock
- Categories: rock formation and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bucentaur Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bucentaur Rock”
- Chinese: “巴森托岩”
- German: “Bucentaur Rock”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bucentaur Rock”
- Spanish: “Roca Bucentaur”
- Swedish: “Bucentaur Rock”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Harrison Point and East Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Busen Point and Jumbo Cove.
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