Brothers Rocks

The Brothers Rocks are a group of rocks surrounded by foul ground lying 1 nautical mile east of the north part of in the South Sandwich Islands. They were charted and named in 1930 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the RSS Discovery II.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: rock formation in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Brothers rocks” and “The Brothers Rocks”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Saunders Island and Blackstone Plain.

Island
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
is a crescent-shaped island lying… is situated 3½ km southwest of Brothers Rocks.

is a small plain just south… is situated 4 km west of Brothers Rocks.

Brothers Rocks

Latitude
-57.77106° or 57° 46′ 16″ south
Longitude
-26.42472° or 26° 25′ 29″ west
Open location code
39JM6HHG+H4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1315522018
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
3426564
Wiki­data ID
Q4975673
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Brothers Rocks” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Brothers Rocks (mga bato)”
  • Cebuano: “Brothers Rocks”
  • Chinese: “兄弟岩”
  • German: “Brothers Rocks”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Brothers Rocks”
  • Spanish: “Rocas Hermanos”
  • Swedish: “Brothers Rocks (klippor)”
  • Swedish: “Brothers Rocks”

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Highlights: Ashen Hills and Old crater.

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