Nigg Rock () is an insular rock, 165 m (510 ft) high, lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) northwest of
Route Point, the northwest tip of
Laurie Island
Laurie Island is the second largest of the South Orkney Islands. The island is claimed by both Argentina as part of Argentine Antarctica, and the United Kingdom as part of the British Antarctic Territory. However, under the Antarctic Treaty ...
in the
South Orkney Islands. It is between the Mackenzie Peninsula (named after the family of Jessie Mackenzie), and Eillium Island (named after their son, born 1902).
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First seen and roughly charted by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer
Nathaniel Brown Palmer (August 8, 1799June 21, 1877) was an American seal hunter, explorer, sailing captain, and ship designer. He gave his name to Palmer Land, Antarctica, which he explored in 1820 on his sloop ''Hero''. He was born in Stonin ...
on the occasion of their joint cruise in 1821. Recharted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition
The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (SNAE), 1902–1904, was organised and led by William Speirs Bruce, a natural scientist and former medical student from the University of Edinburgh. Although overshadowed in terms of prestige by Rob ...
under William S. Bruce, who named it for the birthplace of his wife, Nigg Bay
Nigg Bay ( gd, Camas Neig) is a large, relatively shallow sandy bay, consisting of mudflats, saltmarsh
A salt marsh or saltmarsh, also known as a coastal salt marsh or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zon ...
in Cromarty
Cromarty (; gd, Cromba, ) is a town, civil parish and former royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, in the Highland area of Scotland. Situated at the tip of the Black Isle on the southern shore of the mouth of Cromarty Firth, it is seaward from ...
in Scotland.
References
''Voyage of the Scotia 1902-04 The Antarctic; Nigg Rock''
Rock formations of the South Orkney Islands
Islands of the South Orkney Islands
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