Honores Rock
Honores Rock is a rock lying 1 kilometre southwest of Ferrer Point in Discovery Bay, Greenwich Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The name derives from the forms "Islote Honores" and "Islote Cocinero Honores" given by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition after the cook of the expedition ship Iquique.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 170 metres (550 feet)
- …is also known as “Honores”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Momchil Peak and Ilinden Peak.
Momchil Peak
Peak
Momchil Peak is an ice-covered peak rising to 625… Momchil Peak is situated 4 km south of Honores Rock.
Ilinden Peak
Peak
Ilinden Peak is an ice-covered peak rising to 620… Ilinden Peak is situated 4 km south of Honores Rock.
Breznik Heights
Peak
Breznik Heights rises to over 600 m in the southeast part of Greenwich Island in Antarctica. Breznik Heights is situated 3½ km southeast of Honores Rock.
Honores Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.50278° or 62° 30′ 10″ south
Longitude
-59.71167° or 59° 42′ 42″ west
Open location code
3892F7WQ+V8
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Honores Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Honores”
- Chinese: “霍諾雷斯岩”
- Dutch: “Honores”
- German: “Honores Rock”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Honores Rock”
- Spanish: “Honores, Islote”
- Swedish: “Honores Rock”
- Swedish: “Honores”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ficheto Point and Eco Nelson.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vinett, Ensenada and Heller Rock.
Antarctica: Highlights
Learn more about Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.
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