Physeter Rocks
Physeter Rocks is a small group of rocks lying to the west of Ohlin Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The rocks were photographed by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition, 1956–57, and mapped from these photos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ohlin Island.
Ohlin Island
Island
Ohlin Island or Bailys Island is an island lying 11 kilometres west of the north end of Tower Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Ohlin Island was discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition and named by Otto Nordenskiöld for Axel Ohlin, zoologist with the expedition. Ohlin Island is situated 3½ km east of Physeter Rocks.
Physeter Rocks
- Type: Island
- Description: Rock formation of the Palmer Archipelago
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Physeter Rocks from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Physeter Rocks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Physeter Rocks”
- Chinese: “菲塞特岩”
- Dutch: “Physeter Rocks”
- German: “Physeter Rocks”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Physeter Rocks”
- Spanish: “Physeter, rocas”
- Swedish: “Physeter Rocks”
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