Brig Rock

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Brig Rock
Brig Rock
Geography
Coordinates 44°31′28″S167°47′14″E / 44.524483°S 167.787251°E / -44.524483; 167.787251
Administration
New Zealand
Region Southland
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Brig Rock is an island of the Southland Region of New Zealand. The name was chosen during the Acheron Survey. [1]

Brig Rock is located off the coast of Milford Sound in Fiordland.

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References

  1. "NZGB Gazetteer". Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 5 September 2023.