Nickname: Location of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
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  Pig Rock Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°18′30″S58°47′34″W / 62.30839°S 58.79269°W /-62.30839; -58.79269 |
| Administration | |
| Administered under theAntarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Pig Rock is a rock, 65 m high, the largest of a group of rocks lying 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) east of the east end ofNelson Island, in theSouth Shetland Islands. This rock, known to sealers in the area as early as 1821, was charted and named by DI personnel on theDiscovery II in 1935.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from"Pig Rock".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey. 
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