Buddha Rock

Buddha Rock (57°4′S 26°47′W / 57.067°S 26.783°W / -57.067; -26.783Coordinates: 57°4′S 26°47′W / 57.067°S 26.783°W / -57.067; -26.783) is a rock, 35 metres (115 ft) high, lying 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) west of Vindication Island in the South Sandwich Islands. It was charted and named in 1930 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the RSS Discovery II.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Buddha Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-27.

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