Rhyolite Head

Rhyolite Head is the headland between and in , , King George Island. It was so named following geological work by British Antarctic Survey, 1975–76, because the feature largely results from the indurating effects of a rhyolite intrusion, a rare lithology in the .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Dufayel Island.

Islet
is an island lying near the center of , , in the . It was charted and named in December 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.

Rhyolite Head

Latitude
-62.17052° or 62° 10′ 14″ south
Longitude
-58.59219° or 58° 35′ 32″ west
Open location code
3893RCH5+Q4
Geo­Names ID
6624117
Wiki­data ID
Q581299
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Swedish—“Rhyolite Head” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: Rhyolite Head
  • Cebuano: Rhyolite Head
  • Chinese: 賴厄萊特角
  • Dutch: Rhyolite Head
  • French: Rhyolite Head
  • German: Rhyolite Head
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Rhyolite Head
  • Swedish: Rhyolite Head

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