Baffle Rock
Baffle Rock is a small rock, just visible at the surface at high tide, lying in the center of the deep water channel approach to Stonington Island, 1.1 kilometres northwest of the western tip of Neny Island in Marguerite Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bear Island and Runaway Island.
Bear Island
Island
Bear Island or Isla Teniente González is a rocky island lying 1.9 kilometres west of Stonington Island in Marguerite Bay, off the coast of Graham Land.
Runaway Island
Islet
Runaway Island is a rocky island 0.7 nautical miles west of the west tip of Neny Island and 0.2 nautical miles northwest of surf rock, lying in Marguerite Bay off the west coast of Graham Land.
Stonington Island
Islet
Photo: Mark Sykes, CC BY 2.0.
Stonington Island is a rocky island lying 1.8 km northeast of Neny Island in the eastern part of Marguerite Bay off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. Stonington Island is situated 3½ km east of Baffle Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Base.
East Base
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East Base on Stonington Island is the oldest American research station in Antarctica, having been commissioned by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939. The station was built as part of two US wintering expeditions – United States Antarctic Service Expedition and Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition. East Base is situated 3½ km northeast of Baffle Rock.
Baffle Rock
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Confusion, roca”
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-68.19647° or 68° 11′ 47″ southLongitude
-67.07694° or 67° 4′ 37″ westOpen location code
373JRW3F+C6OpenStreetMap ID
way 225858055OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover Baffle Rock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Baffle Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Confusión”
- Chinese: “巴弗爾岩”
- Dutch: “Baffle Rock”
- German: “Baffle Rock”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Baffle Rock”
- Spanish: “Baffle, Roca”
- Spanish: “Confusión, roca”
- Swedish: “Baffle Rock”
- Swedish: “Confusión”
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