Horror Rock is a rock lying 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) west of South West Point

South West Point

South West Point is the southwest point of Annenkov Island, off the south-central coast of South Georgia. Annenkov Island was discovered by Captain James Cook in 1775, and resighted by Admiral Thaddeus Bellingshausen in 1819. The point appears to be first named on a chart based upon DI surveys...

, Annenkov Island

Annenkov Island

Annenkov Island is to the west of the main island of South Georgia. The Pickersgill Islands are its south west. It is irregularly-shaped and long and high, lying off the south-central coast of South Georgia.-History:...

, South Georgia. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) from the circumstances of the rock's discovery by HMS Owen on February 21, 1961. The ship avoided striking the rock in rough weather and low visibility, passing within 1 mile of heavy breakers.