Loaf Rock
Loaf Rock is a rock lying 3 nautical miles west of Biscoe Point, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was surveyed by the British Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit in 1956–57, and was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958 because the rock is shaped like a flat loaf of bread.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cormorant Island.
Cormorant Island
Islet
Cormorant Island is a 10 ha island lying in Bismarck… Cormorant Island is situated 3 km northwest of Loaf Rock.
Loaf Rock
- Island
- Description: island in Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-64.81012° or 64° 48′ 36″ south
Longitude
-63.91076° or 63° 54′ 39″ west
Open location code
377R53QQ+XM
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Loaf Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Loaf Rock”
- Chinese: “洛夫岩”
- Dutch: “Loaf Rock”
- German: “Loaf Rock”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loaf Rock”
- Swedish: “Loaf Rock”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Limitrophe Island and Biscoe Bay.
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