Boot Rock

Boot Rock (57°3′S 26°39′W / 57.050°S 26.650°W / -57.050; -26.650Coordinates: 57°3′S 26°39′W / 57.050°S 26.650°W / -57.050; -26.650) is a rock, 30 metres (100 ft) high, which lies 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) off the southeast side of Candlemas Island in the South Sandwich Islands. It was charted and named by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II in 1930.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Boot Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-08-01.

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