Melsom Rocks

Melsom Rocks (60°31′S 46°10′W / 60.517°S 46.167°W / -60.517; -46.167) is a group of isolated rocks lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Despair Rocks and 7 nautical miles (13 km) west of Penguin Point, the northwest end of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. First seen and rudely charted by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer during their joint cruise in December 1821. Named for Captain H.G. Melsom, manager of the Thule Whaling Co., by Captain Petter Sorlle, who conducted a running survey of the South Orkney Islands in 1912-13.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Melsom Rocks" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

This South Orkney Islands location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Rock formations in the South Orkney Islands South Orkney Islands geography stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную? Melske Melson Look at other dictionaries: Despair Rocks — (60°33′S 46°10′W / 60.55°S 46.167°W / 60.55; 46.167) is a group of rocks 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Melsom Rocks and 7.5 nautical miles (14 km) west southwest of P …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”