Folger Rock

Folger Rock is a rock lying 2.5 nautical miles north of Harmony Point, , in the . It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1961 for Tristan Folger, the Master of the American sealing vessel William and Nancy from , which visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820–21, operating from nearby .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Hill
  • Description: rock in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Folger”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Meldia Rock.

Islet
is the rock of diameter 220 m and split in east-west direction, lying off the northwest coast of in the , .

Folger Rock

Latitude
-62.26229° or 62° 15′ 44″ south
Longitude
-59.2306° or 59° 13′ 50″ west
Open location code
3892PQQ9+3Q
Geo­Names ID
6633284
Wiki­data ID
Q5464350
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Satellite Map

Discover Folger Rock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Folger Rock” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Folger”
  • Chinese: “福爾傑岩”
  • Dutch: “Folger”
  • French: “Rocher Folger”
  • German: “Folger Rock”
  • Ladin: “Folger Rock”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Folger Rock”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Folger Rock”
  • Portuguese: “Rochedo Folger”
  • Spanish: “Folger, Roca”
  • Swedish: “Folger”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Harmony Point and Esfinge, punta.

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