Upton Rock
Rock in the South Shetland Islands
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Upton Rock (62°11′43″S 59°07′23″W) is a rock in the South Shetland Islands, located 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of Flat Top Peninsula, King George Island.[1] The rock was named in 1961 by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Benjamin Upton, who captained the American sailing vessel Nancy, namesake of Nancy Rock, from Salem, Massachusetts, during its visit to the South Shetland Islands around 1820–22. [1][2]
