Crab Stack
Fortín Rock is a conspicuous rock or sea stack lying off Black Point, Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The name appears in a 1953 volume of Argentine sailing directions for Antarctica and Argentine charts.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: Rock off South Shetland Islands
- Also known as: “Fortin Rock” and “Fortín Rock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Toqui Hill and Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands.
Toqui Hill
Peak
Toqui Hill is the 82 m summit of the small ice-free promontory forming the north extremity of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula, western Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and ending up in Cape Shirreff. Toqui Hill is situated 3 km northwest of Crab Stack.
Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands
Protected area
Photo: NOAA Photo Library, Public domain.
Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands is a protected area, which is situated 4 km west of Crab Stack.
Shirreff Base
Dwelling
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Shirreff Base is a seasonal field station in the Southern Ocean operated by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and opened in 1996.
Crab Stack
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Crab Stack from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Crab Stack” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Crab Stack”
- Dutch: “Crab Stack”
- German: “Fortín Rock”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fortín Rock”
- Swedish: “Crab Stack”
- Swedish: “Fortín Rock”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Doctor Guillermo Mann and Ficheto Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Spiller Cove and Black Point.
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