Capstan Rocks
The Capstan Rocks are a small group of rocks, sometimes awash at high water and in strong winds, lying 1 nautical mile south of Bob Island in the south entrance to Gerlache Strait, off the west coast of Graham Land.- Island
- Description: group of rocks in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-64.95645° or 64° 57′ 23″ south
Longitude
-63.42268° or 63° 25′ 22″ west
Open location code
377R2HVG+CW
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Capstan Rocks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Capstan Rocks”
- Chinese: “卡普斯坦岩”
- Dutch: “Capstan Rocks”
- German: “Capstan Rocks”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Capstan Rocks”
- Swedish: “Capstan Rocks”
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