2-556: The Filchner Rocks ( 54°42′S 35°44′W / 54.700°S 35.733°W / -54.700; -35.733 ) are a group of rocks, some of which are submerged, 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of Cape Vahsel , off the east end of South Georgia . The existence of these rocks was reported in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook . They were charted by the Second German Antarctic Expedition , 1911–12, and named for Dr. Wilhelm Filchner , leader of
4-536: The expedition. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Filchner Rocks" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . This South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cape Vahsel Cape Vahsel ( 54°45′S 35°48′W / 54.750°S 35.800°W / -54.750; -35.800 )
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