Anvil Rock
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Anvil Rock is a rock between Grotto Island
and the southeast end of the Forge Islands
in the Argentine Islands
, Wilhelm Archipelago
. It was charted and named in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition
under John Riddoch Rymill
. The name is descriptive.
Grotto Island
Grotto Island is a narrow island 0.5 nautical miles long with a serrated coastline, lying 0.1 nautical miles north of Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago. Charted and named in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill.- See also :* List of antarctic and...
and the southeast end of the Forge Islands
Forge Islands
Forge Islands is a group of small islands lying northeast of The Barchans and 0.5 nautical miles northwest of Grotto Island, in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago. Charted and named Horseshoe Islands by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill, 1934-37...
in the Argentine Islands
Argentine Islands
The Argentine Islands are a group of islands southwest of Petermann Island and northwest of Cape Tuxen, in the Wilhelm Archipelago off the Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named by him for the Argentine Republic in...
, Wilhelm Archipelago
Wilhelm Archipelago
Wilhelm Archipelago is an island archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica.Wilhelm Archipelago consists of a myriad of islands, the largest of which are Booth Island and Hovgaard Island. The archipelago extends from Bismarck Strait southwest to Lumus Rock, off the...
. It was charted and named in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition
British Graham Land Expedition
A British expedition to Graham Land led by John Lachlan Cope took place between 1920 and 1922. The British Graham Land Expedition was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 to 1937. Under the leadership of John Riddoch Rymill, the expedition spent two...
under John Riddoch Rymill
John Riddoch Rymill
John Riddoch Rymill was an Australian polar explorer, who had the rare second clasp added to his Polar Medal.- Early life :Rymill was born the son of a farmer on 13 March 1905 at Penola, South Australia...
. The name is descriptive.