Guyer Rock

Guyer Rock
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 68°33′S 69°1′W / 68.550°S 69.017°W / -68.550; -69.017Coordinates: 68°33′S 69°1′W / 68.550°S 69.017°W / -68.550; -69.017
Country
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

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Guyer Rock" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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