Scratch My Arse Rock
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Scratch My Arse Rock is a popular fishing location off the coast of Palmerston Island
, a coral atoll belonging to the Cook Islands
archipelago
. The rock's name was reputedly conferred by William Marsters
, the 19th-century progenitor of the Marsters family, which continues to inhabit and administer Palmerston today. The waters off Scratch My Arse Rock are noted for their abundance of Parrot fish.
Palmerston Island
Palmerston Island is a coral atoll in the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean about 500 km northwest of Rarotonga. It was discovered by James Cook on 16 June 1774.-Overview:...
, a coral atoll belonging to the Cook Islands
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
archipelago
Archipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
. The rock's name was reputedly conferred by William Marsters
William Marsters
William Marsters born 6 November 1831 - died 22 May 1899, was an English adventurer from Walcote, Leicestershire who settled on Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands on 8 July 1863, with his Polynesian wife and two Polynesian mistresses. He had 23 children on the island and 134 grandchildren...
, the 19th-century progenitor of the Marsters family, which continues to inhabit and administer Palmerston today. The waters off Scratch My Arse Rock are noted for their abundance of Parrot fish.