The Cenobite Rocks are a small isolated group of rocks lying 5 nautical miles (9 km) northwest of Cape Adriasola, off the southwest coast of Adelaide Island. The group was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1963 because of its isolated position.[1]

References

  1. "Cenobite Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-10-30.

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67°35′S 69°18′W / 67.583°S 69.300°W / -67.583; -69.300


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