Jagged Rocks

Jagged Rocks

Jagged Rocks (coord|63|24|S|56|59|W|) is a group of jagged rocks lying near the center of Hut Cove in the east part of Hope Bay, at the northeast end of Antarctic Peninsula. First charted in 1903 by a party under J. Gunner Andersson of the SwedAE. Named by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1945.


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  • jagged — jag ged (j[a^]g g[e^]d), a. Having jags; having rough, sharp notches, protuberances, or teeth; cleft; laciniate; divided; as, jagged rocks. Jagged vine leaves shade. Trench. {Jag ged*ly}, adv. {Jag ged*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jagged — jag|ged [ˈdʒægıd] adj [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: jag cut in the edge of a piece of cloth (14 18 centuries), perhaps from Arabic az zagaye the lance ] having a rough or pointed edge or surface ▪ the broken bottle s jagged edge ▪ the jagged rocks of …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • jagged — adjective having a rough, uneven edge or surface, often with sharp points on it: the jagged rocks of St. Saviour s Point jaggedly adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Jaggedly — jagged jag ged (j[a^]g g[e^]d), a. Having jags; having rough, sharp notches, protuberances, or teeth; cleft; laciniate; divided; as, jagged rocks. Jagged vine leaves shade. Trench. {Jag ged*ly}, adv. {Jag ged*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jaggedness — jagged jag ged (j[a^]g g[e^]d), a. Having jags; having rough, sharp notches, protuberances, or teeth; cleft; laciniate; divided; as, jagged rocks. Jagged vine leaves shade. Trench. {Jag ged*ly}, adv. {Jag ged*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Salt Point State Park — and many others. The weather is cool with fog and cold winds even during the summer. The rocks of Salt Point are sedimentary sandstone. Due to the large amounts of sandstone, tafoni can be found along the shore of Salt Point.Cultural and natural… …   Wikipedia

  • jag´ged|ness — jag|ged «JAG ihd», adjective. with sharp points sticking out; unevenly cut or torn; notched: »a jagged streak of lightning. We cut our bare feet on the jagged rocks. Algeria, a land of fertile coastal valleys, jagged mountains, and barren deserts …   Useful english dictionary

  • jag´ged|ly — jag|ged «JAG ihd», adjective. with sharp points sticking out; unevenly cut or torn; notched: »a jagged streak of lightning. We cut our bare feet on the jagged rocks. Algeria, a land of fertile coastal valleys, jagged mountains, and barren deserts …   Useful english dictionary

  • jag|ged — «JAG ihd», adjective. with sharp points sticking out; unevenly cut or torn; notched: »a jagged streak of lightning. We cut our bare feet on the jagged rocks. Algeria, a land of fertile coastal valleys, jagged mountains, and barren deserts… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dongyin, Lienchiang — Coordinates: 26°22′36″N 120°30′24″E / 26.37667°N 120.50667°E / 26.37667; 120.50667 Dongyin (Chinese …   Wikipedia

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