Napier Rock

Napier Rock is a rock lying 1.75 nautical miles east-southeast of in , King George Island, in the . Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908–10.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Arctowski Lighthouse and Ecology Glacier.

Lighthouse
Photo: Acaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Glacier
Photo: Acaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a flowing northeast into , , north of Llano Point. It was named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, 1980, after the Institute of Ecology of the , the sponsor of nearby Arctowski Station.

Peak
Photo: Acaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a conspicuous, isolated black hill, 145 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles north-northwest of on King George Island, . is situated 2½ km south of Napier Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
The is a permanent Antarctic research station named after the Brazilian Navy Commander Luís Antônio de Carvalho Ferraz, who visited many times with the British exploration team and managed to convince his government to create a self-guided Brazilian Antarctic Program. is situated 9 km north of Napier Rock.

Napier Rock

Latitude
-62.16526° or 62° 9′ 55″ south
Longitude
-58.43757° or 58° 26′ 15″ west
Open location code
3893RHM6+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 62202434
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
6622074
Wiki­data ID
Q6964927
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Satellite Map

Discover Napier Rock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Napier Rock” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Napier”
  • Chinese: “納皮爾岩”
  • Dutch: “Napier”
  • German: “Napier Rock”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Napier Rock”
  • Polish: “Napier Rock”
  • Polish: “Skała Napiera”
  • Spanish: “Napier, roca”
  • Spanish: “Roca Napier”
  • Swedish: “Napier Rock”
  • Swedish: “Napier”

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