Vidal Rock
 Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
  Vidal Rock Location of  Vidal Rock Vidal Rock (Antarctica) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°30′S 59°43′W / 62.500°S 59.717°W |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Vidal Rock or Vidal Islote, is a rock 1.5 kilometres (0.8 nmi) west of Ferrer Point in southern Discovery Bay, Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. It was named by the first Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1947) for mariner Osvaldo Vidal, in charge of echo sounding on the frigate Iquique.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995). Geographic Names of the Antarctic. National Science Foundation. p. 784.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Vidal Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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