Bill Rock
Bill Rock is a rock which lies 0.3 nautical miles east of the south end of Grass Island in Stromness Bay, South Georgia. It was charted and named in 1928 by Discovery Investigations personnel.Places of Interest
Highlights include Coronda Peak.
Coronda Peak
Peak
Coronda Peak is a peak over 610 metres high, standing north of Leith Harbour on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears on a chart showing the results of surveys by Discovery Investigations personnel in 1927 and 1929, and is probably after the SS Coronda whose captain was of assistance to the survey party. Coronda Peak is situated 3 km north of Bill Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leith Harbour and Husvik.
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 3 km northwest of Bill Rock.
Husvik
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Husvik is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. It was one of three such stations in Stromness Bay, the other two being Stromness and Leith Harbour. Husvik is situated 4 km southwest of Bill Rock.
Bill Rock
- Type: Islet
- Description: rock formation in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom
- Categories: rock formation, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.16268° or 54° 9′ 46″ southLongitude
-36.65603° or 36° 39′ 22″ westOpen location code
39Q5R8PV+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 984150069OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bill Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bill Rock”
- Chinese: “比爾岩”
- German: “Bill Rock”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bill Rock”
- Swedish: “Bill Rock”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Grass Island and Framnaes Point.
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