Guyer Rock
  Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 68°33′S 69°1′W / 68.550°S 69.017°WCoordinates: 68°33′S 69°1′W / 68.550°S 69.017°W |
| Country | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Guyer Rock is a low rock lying 30 kilometres (16 nmi) west of the Flyspot Rocks, Marguerite Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was named in 1986 by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Captain Simon T.G. Guyer, Royal Marines, Officer of the Watch at the time HMS Endurance grounded on the rock in the 1985–86 season.[1]
References
- ↑ "Guyer Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
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