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Vidal Rock
Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands
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Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°30′S 59°43′W / 62.500°S 59.717°W / -62.500; -59.717
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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.

References

  1. Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995). Geographic Names of the Antarctic. National Science Foundation. p. 784.

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