Castle Rock
Castle Rock is a bold rock crag, 415 metres high, standing 3 nautical miles northeast of Hut Point on the central ridge of Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island, Antarctica.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 430 metres (1,410 feet)
- Description: rock crag in Antarctica
Places of Interest
Highlights include Half Moon Crater and Boulder Cones.
Half Moon Crater
Volcano
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from…
Boulder Cones
Peak
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hut Point Peninsula and Fortress Rocks.
Hut Point Peninsula
Locality
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from… Hut Point Peninsula is situated 3½ km south of Castle Rock.
Fortress Rocks
Locality
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from… Fortress Rocks is situated 5 km south of Castle Rock.
Scott Base
Hamlet
Scott Base is a New Zealand Antarctic research station… Scott Base is situated 5 km south of Castle Rock.
Castle Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.8° or 77° 48′ south
Longitude
166.76667° or 166° 46′ east
Open location code
2VJ86Q28+2M
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Castle Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Castle Rock”
- Chinese: “城堡岩”
- Czech: “Castle Rock (Antarktida)”
- Czech: “Castle Rock”
- Dutch: “Castle Rock”
- German: “Castle Rock”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Castle Rock i Antarktis”
- Swedish: “Castle Rock, Östantarktis”
- Swedish: “Castle Rock”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as McMurdo Station and Lands End.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Barrier Slope and Third Crater.
Antarctica: Highlights
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