Saavedra Rock

Saavedra Rock (63°19′S 57°56′W / 63.317°S 57.933°W / -63.317; -57.933Coordinates: 63°19′S 57°56′W / 63.317°S 57.933°W / -63.317; -57.933) is the largest of several rocks at the southwest corner of Gonzalez Anchorage, in the Duroch Islands. Named by the fifth Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1950–51, for Lieutenant Colonel Eduardo Saavedra R., chief army delegate aboard the ship Lautaro.

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


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