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Feature Name (see definition): Saluta Rocks Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 13201 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 54° 03' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 037° 57' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54.05 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -37.95 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1963 Description (see definition): Group of rocks 1 mi E of Laurie Point, lying off the S coast and near the W end of South Georgia. The name Mutt and Jeff was probably given by Lieutenant Commander J.M. Chaplin of the 1926. The South Georgia Survey (SGS), 1955-56, reported that the name is misleading; there are not two rocks as implied, but a group. The rocks were renamed by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for the Saluta, a transport of the South Georgia Whaling Co. for many years. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Saluta Rocks in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saluta Rocks information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saluta Rocks should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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