 Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°30′S59°43′W / 62.500°S 59.717°W /-62.500; -59.717 |
| Administration | |
| Administered under theAntarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Vidal Rock orVidal Islote, is a rock 1.5 kilometres (0.8 nmi) west ofFerrer Point in southernDiscovery Bay,Greenwich Island,South Shetland Islands. It was named by the firstChilean Antarctic Expedition (1947) for marinerOsvaldo Vidal, in charge of echo sounding on the frigateIquique.[1]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from"Vidal Rock".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey. 
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