Potmess Rocks
Potmess Rocks is a group of large rocks lying northwest of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The group is extending 1.3 by 1 km, featuring the conspicuous rocks named Asses Ears in the north.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rogozen Island and Heywood Island.
Rogozen Island
Islet
Rogozen Island is a conspicuous island off the northwest coast of Robert Island, South Shetland Islands situated 920 m north-northeast of Cornwall Island, 470 m south-southwest of Heywood Island, and 1.74 km northwest of Svetulka Island in the Onogur group. Rogozen Island is situated 3 km southeast of Potmess Rocks.
Heywood Island
Island
Heywood Island is the largest of the islands off the north coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is named after Captain Peter Heywood, RN, commanding HMS Nereus off the east coast of South America in 1810–13, formerly a midshipman in HMS Bounty under Captain William Bligh. Heywood Island is situated 3 km east of Potmess Rocks.
Cornwall Island
Islet
Cornwall Island is a low ice-free island off the north coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Surface area 15 hectares. Mónica Rock is lying 1.65 km west of the island and 3.4 km north of Passage Rock, 2.84 km east of Table Island and 2 km south of Potmess Rocks. Cornwall Island is situated 3½ km southeast of Potmess Rocks.
Potmess Rocks
- Type: Island
- Description: group of large rocks in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Potmess Rocks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Potmess Rocks”
- Chinese: “波特梅斯岩”
- Chinese: “波特梅斯群岩”
- Dutch: “Potmess Rocks”
- German: “Potmess Rocks”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Potmess Rocks”
- Swedish: “Potmess Rocks”
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