Sphinx Rock

Robertson Bay is a large, roughly triangular bay that indents the north coast of between Cape Barrow and . Discovered in 1841 by Captain James Clark Ross, Royal Navy, who named it for Dr. John Robertson, surgeon on .
Wikipedia
  • Rock
  • …lies at an elevation of 50 metres (164 feet)
  • Description: rock islet in Robertson Bay, Antarctica

Sphinx Rock

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Latitude
-71.45° or 71° 27′ south
Longitude
169.5° or 169° 30′ east
Open location code
2VWFGGX2+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11686371310
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­rock
Geo­Names ID
6625845
Wiki­data ID
Q21473127

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sphinx Rock” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sphinx Rock”
  • German: “Sphinx Rock”
  • Swedish: “Sphinx Rock, Östantarktis”
  • Swedish: “Sphinx Rock”

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