Waring Rocks
Waring Rocks is a two pointed rocks lying off the west end of South Georgia, 0.6 nautical miles southwest of Cape Paryadin. Charted by DI personnel on the 1963 for Leading Seaman Thomas J.Places of Interest
Highlights include Jomfruene and Olsen Rock.
Jomfruene
Islet
Jomfruene is a group of three small tussock-covered islands and a number of barren rocks, lying 1 nautical mile west-northwest of Cape Paryadin, South Georgia.
Olsen Rock
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of South Georgia.Dixon Peak
Peak
Dixon Peak is a steep-sided peak rising to 420 metres at the southern end of Paryadin Ridge, 1 nautical mile north of Cape Paryadin, South Georgia. It was roughly charted by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery in the period 1926–30, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1963 for Lieutenant John B. Dixon Peak is situated 2½ km northeast of Waring Rocks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Begg Point and Saluta Rocks.
Begg Point
Locality
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of South Georgia. Begg Point is situated 4½ km northeast of Waring Rocks.
Saluta Rocks
Locality
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of South Georgia. Saluta Rocks is situated 5 km northeast of Waring Rocks.
Matthews Point
Locality
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of South Georgia. Matthews Point is situated 6 km northeast of Waring Rocks.
Waring Rocks
- Type: Rock
- Description: maritime landmark off South Georgia
- Categories: group of rocks and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-54.07581° or 54° 4′ 33″ southLongitude
-38.02594° or 38° 1′ 33″ westOpen location code
39Q3WXFF+MJOpenStreetMap ID
way 551988715OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockGeoNames ID
10787877Wikidata ID
Q7969437
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Waring Rocks” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “韋林岩”
- German: “Waring Rocks”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Waring Rocks”
- Spanish: “Rocas Waring”
Localities in the Area
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