Austin Rocks

Austin Rocks

Austin Rocks (coord|63|26|S|61|4|W|) is a group of rocks which extend about 3 miles (4.8 km) in a NE-SW direction, lying in Bransfield Strait 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Trinity Island. Charted by a British expedition, 1828-31, under Commander Henry Foster, Royal Navy, and named by him for Lieutenant Horatio T. Austin, Royal Navy, an officer of the expedition.


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