Black Rock, South Georgia
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Black Rock is a low rock 10 miles (16.1 km) southeast of Shag Rocks and some 105 mile west-northwest of South Georgia. Black Rock may have been considered as part of the "Aurora Islands
" reported in this vicinity by the ship Aurora in 1762. It was charted in 1927 by Discovery Investigations
personnel on the William Scoresby
.
Argentina
lays claim to many islands of the area, including Black Rock and Shag Rocks. The Falklands War
of 1982 was fought by Britain and Argentina not only over the territories of the Falkland Islands
, but also over South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
. Black Rock and Shag Rocks are on the route from the Falkland Islands to South Georgia Island, on the seamount of Scotia Ridge.
Aurora Islands
The Aurora Islands was a group of three phantom islands first reported in 1762 by the Spanish merchant ship Aurora while sailing from Lima to Cádiz. The Aurora's officers reported sighting them again in 1774. The Spanish ship San Miguel fixed their location at 52°37'S, 47°49'W...
" reported in this vicinity by the ship Aurora in 1762. It was charted in 1927 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 William Scoresby
RRS William Scoresby
The RRS William Scoresby was an early-twentieth-century research vessel in the employ of the British scientific organisation, Discovery Investigations....
.
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
lays claim to many islands of the area, including Black Rock and Shag Rocks. The Falklands War
Falklands War
The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
of 1982 was fought by Britain and Argentina not only over the territories of the Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
, but also over South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands, known as the South Sandwich...
. Black Rock and Shag Rocks are on the route from the Falkland Islands to South Georgia Island, on the seamount of Scotia Ridge.
See also
- List of Antarctic islands north of 60° S