Karlsen Rock

Karlsen Rock (60°21′S 46°0′W) is a submerged rock lying 10 nautical miles (19 km) north-northwest of Penguin Point, the northwesternmost point of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands. It was charted and named on a map by Petter Sørlle, a Norwegian whaler who made a running survey of the South Orkney Islands in 1912–13.[1]

References
  1. "Karlsen Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 14 April 2013.


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