Castle Rock

Castle Rock is a bold rock crag, 415 metres high, standing 3 nautical miles northeast of on the central ridge of , , Antarctica.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Half Moon Crater and Boulder Cones.

Volcano
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of on , Antarctica. and are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.

Peak
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of on , Antarctica. and are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hut Point Peninsula and Fortress Rocks.

Locality
Photo: Mike Martoccia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of on , Antarctica. and are Antarctic research stations located on the . is situated 3½ km south of Castle Rock.

Locality
Photo: Eli Duke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of on , Antarctica. and are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula. is situated 5 km south of Castle Rock.

Hamlet
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is a research station at on near in New Zealand's Ross Dependency territorial claim. is situated 5 km south of Castle Rock.

Castle Rock

Latitude
-77.8° or 77° 48′ south
Longitude
166.76667° or 166° 46′ east
Elevation
430 metres (1,411 feet)
Open location code
2VJ86Q28+2M
Geo­Names ID
6630901
Wiki­data ID
Q5050261
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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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