Acorn Rock
The Willis Islands are a small archipelago to the west of South Georgia Island in the South Georgia Islands. They are 2 miles west of Bird Island, separated by the Stewart Strait.Places of Interest
Highlights include Holgate Shoal and Vaughan Island.
Holgate Shoal
Shoal
The Willis Islands are a small archipelago to the west of South Georgia Island in the South Georgia Islands. They are 2 miles west of Bird Island, separated by the Stewart Strait.
Vaughan Island
Islet
The Willis Islands are a small archipelago to the west of South Georgia Island in the South Georgia Islands. They are 2 miles west of Bird Island, separated by the Stewart Strait. Vaughan Island is situated 3½ km east of Acorn Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heron Passage.
Heron Passage
Locality
The Willis Islands are a small archipelago to the west of South Georgia Island in the South Georgia Islands. They are 2 miles west of Bird Island, separated by the Stewart Strait. Heron Passage is situated 3½ km east of Acorn Rock.
Acorn Rock
- Type: Islet
- Categories: stack, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-53.99987° or 53° 59′ 60″ south
Longitude
-38.23729° or 38° 14′ 14″ west
Elevation
126 metres (413 feet)
Open location code
39R32Q27+33
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Acorn Rock” goes by many names.
- German: “Acorn Rock”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Acorn Rock”
- Spanish: “Roca Acorn”
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