Black Rock

Black Rock is a low rock 10 miles southeast of Shag Rocks and some 105 miles west-northwest of South Georgia. Black Rock may have been considered as part of the "Aurora Islands" reported in this vicinity by the ship Aurora in 1762.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: rock in South Georgia, Antarctica
  • Also known as: Black Rock, South Georgia

Black Rock

Latitude
-53.63503° or 53° 38′ 6″ south
Longitude
-41.77633° or 41° 46′ 35″ west
Open location code
38RW967F+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 146990883
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
10787443
Wiki­data ID
Q45763
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Spanish—“Black Rock” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Blək qayası
  • Chinese: 布萊克岩
  • German: Black Rock
  • Hungarian: Black Rock
  • Italian: Black Rock (isola)
  • Italian: Black Rock
  • Japanese: ブラック岩礁
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Black Rock i Sør-Georgia
  • Polish: Black Rock
  • Serbo-Croatian: Black Rock
  • Spanish: Black Rock
  • Spanish: Roca Negra

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