Hetty Rock
 Hetty Rock (in the centre) from near Hannah Point, with Bond Point behind it and Elephant Point on the left | |
 Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
  Hetty Rock Location on Antarctic Peninsula  Hetty Rock Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°40′05.6″S 60°43′54″W / 62.668222°S 60.73167°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Hetty Rock is the largest of several rocks in Walker Bay off John Beach in western
South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
.
The feature is named after the British sealing ship Hetty under Captain Ralph Bond that operated in the South Shetlands in 1820–21.
Location
The rock is located at 62°40′05.6″S 60°43′54″W / 62.668222°S 60.73167°W which is 7.02 km (4.36 mi) east-northeast of Elephant Point, 1.92 km (1.19 mi) southeast of John Beach and 6.24 km (3.88 mi) west-southwest of Hannah Point (British mapping in 1935 and 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
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