Growler Rock

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Growler Rock ( 62°7′S58°8′W / 62.117°S 58.133°W / -62.117; -58.133 Coordinates: 62°7′S58°8′W / 62.117°S 58.133°W / -62.117; -58.133 ) is a rock 1 nautical mile (2 km) northwest of Lions Rump in the western part of King George Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. It was charted and named during 1937 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II . The term "growler" is used to denote small pieces of ice barely showing above water. [1]

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Lions Rump

Lions Rump is a conspicuous headland 2 km (1.2 mi) north-northeast of Low Head, forming the west side of the entrance to King George Bay, on King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was charted and given its descriptive name in 1937 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II. The rock feature known as "Martello Tower" lies 4 km (2.5 mi) to the north-northwest.

King George Bay is a bay indenting the south coast of King George Island for 6 nautical miles (11 km) between Lions Rump and Turret Point, in the South Shetland Islands. It was named on January 24, 1820 for the then reigning sovereign of the United Kingdom, King George, by a British expedition under Edward Bransfield.

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PD-icon.svg This article incorporates  public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Growler Rock" (content from the Geographic Names Information System ).

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