Florence Rock

Florence Rock is a rock 0.1 nautical miles long with a smaller rock off its northeast end, lying 0.8 nautical miles southwest of Cape Anderson, off the south coast of in the .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: rock in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica
  • Also known as: Roca Florence

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ailsa Craig.

Islet
is a precipitous 1 mile south of Point Rae, off the south coast of in the . Charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under William Speirs Bruce, who named it for in the in . is situated 3 km southwest of Florence Rock.

Florence Rock

Latitude
-60.766° or 60° 45′ 58″ south
Longitude
-44.583° or 44° 34′ 59″ west
Open location code
38FQ6CM8+JR
Geo­Names ID
6633249
Wiki­data ID
Q5460766
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Florence Rock” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Florence
  • Chinese: 弗洛倫斯岩
  • German: Florence Rock
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Florence Rock
  • Spanish: Florence, roca
  • Spanish: Roca Florence
  • Swedish: Florence Rock
  • Swedish: Florence

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mill Cove and Anderson, Cape.

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