Sooty Rock
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Sooty Rock is a rock midway between Lumus Rock
and Betheder Islands in Wilhelm Archipelago
. Discovered and named "Black Reef
" by the British Graham Land Expedition
(BGLE), 1934-37. Resighted from HMS Endurance in February 1969 and described as a rock about 20 m high. The synonym Sooty was recommended by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) to avoid duplication of the name Black Rock
.
Lumus Rock
Lumus Rock is a rock located 4 nautical miles west-northwest of Sooty Rock, marking the southwest extremity of Wilhelm Archipelago. Discovered by British Graham Land Expedition , 1934–37, and named "Lumus Reef" after one of the BGLE cats, the only one to survive the Antarctic winter. The BGLE...
and Betheder Islands in Wilhelm Archipelago
Wilhelm Archipelago
Wilhelm Archipelago is an island archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica.Wilhelm Archipelago consists of a myriad of islands, the largest of which are Booth Island and Hovgaard Island. The archipelago extends from Bismarck Strait southwest to Lumus Rock, off the...
. Discovered and named "Black Reef
Black Reef
Black Reef, el. , is a small mountain range west of Augusta, Montana in Lewis and Clark County, Montana....
" by the British Graham Land Expedition
British Graham Land Expedition
A British expedition to Graham Land led by John Lachlan Cope took place between 1920 and 1922. The British Graham Land Expedition was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 to 1937. Under the leadership of John Riddoch Rymill, the expedition spent two...
(BGLE), 1934-37. Resighted from HMS Endurance in February 1969 and described as a rock about 20 m high. The synonym Sooty was recommended by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) to avoid duplication of the name Black Rock
Black Rock
-Organizations and firms:* BlackRock, a global investment management firm based in New York City* Black Rock Arts Foundation supports arts programs in San Francisco, California* Black Rock City, LLC, the organization behind the annual Burning Man festival...
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