Bare Rock
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Bare Rock is a rock which lies 0.1 mile (0.160934 km) northeast of Berntsen Point
in the entrance to Borge Bay
, off the east side of Signy Island
in the South Orkney Islands
. It was charted and named descriptively by DI
personnel on the RRS Discovery
in 1927.
Berntsen Point
Berntsen Point is a headland which forms the south side of the entrance to Borge Bay on the east side of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands. It was charted in 1927 by DI personnel on the Discovery, and probably named for Captain Søren Berntsen, master of the Orwell, who was of assistance in...
in the entrance to Borge Bay
Borge Bay
Borge Bay is a small bay between Balin Point and Berntsen Point on the east side of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands. It was charted in 1912 by Norwegian whaling captain Petter Sorlle, and named for Captain Hans Borge, master of the Polynesia, who undertook additional mapping of the bay...
, off the east side of Signy Island
Signy Island
Signy Island is a small sub-antarctic island in the South Orkney Islands group locted at . It is about long and wide and rises to above sea level. Much of the island is permanently covered with ice. The average temperature range is to about in winter...
in the South Orkney Islands
South Orkney Islands
The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, about north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. They have a total area of about ....
. It was charted and named descriptively by DI
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918...
personnel on the RRS Discovery
RRS Discovery
The RRS Discovery was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in Britain. Designed for Antarctic research, she was launched in 1901. Her first mission was the British National Antarctic Expedition, carrying Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton on their first, successful...
in 1927.