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Sail Rock (South Shetland Islands)

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Sail Rock is the remaining uppermost part of a submerged volcanic edifice lying 7 nautical miles (13 km) southwest of Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is 20 m long in southwest-northeast direction, 12 m wide and 30 m high. From a distance, the rock is reported to resemble a ship under sail, but at close range it is more like a house with a gable roof. The feature's name, which dates back to at least 1822, was probably given by sealers.

In June 2016, the Daily Mail published a satellite photo of the rock with the caption, "Has a Kraken been spotted on Google Earth?".^[1] with theories that the rock might be a giant squid, a plesiosaur, an underwater UFO, and other unlikely theories.

Location

The rock is located at {{coord|63|2|56.5|S|60|57|32.4|W|display=inline,title}}.

Maps

Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c. from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822
South Shetland Islands: Deception Island. Scale 1:50000 map. Insets: Sail Rock 1:10000. UK Antarctic Place-names Committee, 2010
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated

Notes

1. ^Has a Kraken been spotted on Google Earth? Mail Online, 16 June 2016

References

[https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=111012 Sail Rock.] SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
S. Kraus, A. Kurbatov and M. Yates. Geochemical signatures of tephras from Quaternary Antarctic Peninsula volcanoes. Andean Geology 40 (2013) 1. pp. 1-40

2 : Landforms of the South Shetland Islands|Rock formations of the South Shetland Islands

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