Gibbous Rocks
The Gibbous Rocks are a group of rocks located 7 km northwest of Cape Belsham on Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee following their charting by the Joint Services Expedition, 1970–71.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point Wild.
Point Wild
Locality
Point Wild is a point 11 kilometers west… Point Wild is situated 7 km southeast of Gibbous Rocks.
Gibbous Rocks
- Type: Island
- Description: rock formation in the South Shetland Islands
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-61.066° or 61° 3′ 58″ south
Longitude
-54.983° or 54° 58′ 59″ west
Open location code
38C7W2M8+HQ
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gibbous Rocks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gibosas”
- Chinese: “吉伯斯岩”
- Dutch: “Gibbous Rocks”
- Esperanto: “Ĝibaj Rokoj”
- German: “Gibbous Rocks”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gibbous Rocks”
- Spanish: “Gibosas, rocas”
- Swedish: “Gibbous Rocks”
- Swedish: “Gibosas”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Nelson Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cape Belsham and Furness Glacier.
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