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Bergel Rock (65°10′S 64°58′W / 65.167°S 64.967°W / -65.167; -64.967) is a rock nearly 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Quintana Island in the southwestern Wilhelm Archipelago. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Alexandra Bergel, a granddaughter of Sir Ernest Shackleton, and a sponsor for HMS Endurance which made surveys in this area in February 1969.

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  1. "Bergel Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-06-04.

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