Name details

Won Rock

Won Rock (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Won Rock (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 135404

Feature type: Rock

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Submerged rock WNW of Melsom Rocks and NW of Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands. Discovered by the Korean trawler In Sung Ho when the trawler grounded on the rock in 2003. Named after the Mate, later Captain of the trawler, Won Jong-Bu (APC, 2005).

Named For

Location

Latitude:

60° 29' 05.0" S

-60.48472°

Unknown precision

Longitude:

46° 15' 56.0" W

-46.26556°

Unknown precision

Altitude:

Not recorded

Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:

Unknown

Source Name:

Unknown

Source Identifier:

Source Scale:

Unknown

Source Institution:

Unknown

Source Person:

Unknown

Source Publisher:

Unknown

Remote sensing:

Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:

Unknown

Date approved:

9-Nov-1905

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