Austin Rocks

Austin Rocks
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 63°26′S 61°4′W / 63.433°S 61.067°W / -63.433; -61.067Coordinates: 63°26′S 61°4′W / 63.433°S 61.067°W / -63.433; -61.067
Country
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The Austin Rocks are a group of rocks which extend about 6 kilometres (3 nmi) in a northeastsouthwest, lying in Bransfield Strait 24 kilometres (13 nmi) northwest of Trinity Island. Charted by a British expedition, 182831, under Commander Henry Foster, Royal Navy, they were named by him for Lieutenant Horatio T. Austin, Royal Navy, an officer of the expedition.

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