Conical Rock
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Conical Rock is a rock lying in the eastern part of Morton Strait
, 2 miles (3 km) south of the southwest tip of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands
. It was named by Discovery Investigations
personnel on the Discovery II, who charted the area in 1930–31.
Morton Strait
Morton Strait is the 9 km long and 6.2 km wide strait between Snow Island on the southwest and Rugged and Livingston Islands on the northeast, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
, 2 miles (3 km) south of the southwest tip of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
. It was named by Discovery Investigations
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 Discovery II, who charted the area in 1930–31.