Nancy Rock

Nancy Rock (62°13′01″S 59°06′04″W / 62.21692°S 59.10119°W / -62.21692; -59.10119) is a rock in the South Shetland Islands located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Flat Top Peninsula, King George Island.[1] The rock was named in 1961 by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after the American sailing vessel Nancy, from Salem, Massachusetts, that visited the South Shetland Islands around 1820–22 while captained by Benjamin Upton, namesake of Upton Rock.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nancy Rock". Geographical Names Information System. United States Geographical Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  2. ^ "Upton Rock". Geographical Names Information System. United States Geographical Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2026-03-07.


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