Sewing-Machine Needles

Sewing-Machine Needles, also known as Rocas Ministro Ezcurra is a group of three prominent rock needles, the highest 45 m above water, lying close southeast of Rancho Point, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands.

Photo: mike, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pond, Mount and Neptunes Window.

Pond, Mount

Peak

Mount Pond is a peak, 550 m in height, standing 2.8 km east-south-east of Pendulum Cove, on Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Pond, Mount is situated 4 km northwest of Sewing-Machine Needles.

Neptunes Window

Mountain saddle

Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Neptune's Window is a narrow gap between two rock pillars, situated close east of Whalers Bay on the southeast side of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Neptunes Window is situated 3½ km southwest of Sewing-Machine Needles.

Ronald Hill

Peak

Ronald Hill is a rocky, ice-free hill, 105 m in height, standing north of Kroner Lake on Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Ronald Hill is situated 4 km west of Sewing-Machine Needles.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aguirre Cerda Research Station.

Aguirre Cerda Research Station

Locality

Photo: Jorval, Public domain.

President Pedro Aguirre Cerda Station was a Chilean Antarctic base, located at Pendulum Cove in Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands, inaugurated in 1955. Aguirre Cerda Research Station is situated 7 km northwest of Sewing-Machine Needles.

Sewing-Machine Needles

Type: Peak with an elevation of 45 metres
Description: Rock formations in Antarctica
Categories: rock formation and landform
Location: Antarctica
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Latitude

-62.96996° or 62° 58′ 12″ south

Longitude

-60.49421° or 60° 29′ 39″ west

Elevation

45 metres (148 feet)

Open location code

379X2GJ4+28

GeoNames ID

6625087

Wikidata ID

Q7458281

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sewing-Machine Needles” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Sewing-Machine Needles”
German: “Sewing-Machine Needles”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sewing-Machine Needles”
Portuguese: “Agulhas da Máquina de Costura”
Spanish: “Mohai, Rocas”
Swedish: “Sewing-Machine Needles”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rancho Point and Benguela Gully.

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