Buddha Rock

Buddha Rock (57°4′S 26°47′W / 57.067°S 26.783°W / -57.067; -26.783Coordinates: 57°4′S 26°47′W / 57.067°S 26.783°W / -57.067; -26.783) is a rock, 35 metres (115 ft) high, lying 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) west of Vindication Island in the South Sandwich Islands. It was charted and named in 1930 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the RSS Discovery II.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Buddha Rock" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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