Stark Rock

Stark Rock (65°15′S 64°33′W / 65.250°S 64.550°W / -65.250; -64.550Coordinates: 65°15′S 64°33′W / 65.250°S 64.550°W / -65.250; -64.550) is a conspicuous rock lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Crulls Islands, in the Wilheim Archipelago. Mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57. The name, given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959, is descriptive.

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