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Elephant Rock (Prince Edward Island)
Elephant Rock can refer to: Landmarks * Elephant Rocks (Antarctica), a rock formation in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica * Elephant Rocks (Western Australia), a beach in Australia * Elephant Rock, a rock formation near Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick, Canada * Elephant Rock (Iceland), a volcanic rock in the Iceland Sea * Elephant's Rock, a large boulder and archaeological site in Sardinia, Italy * Elephant Rocks (New Zealand), a rock formation near Duntroon, New Zealand * A rock formation in Nasca Province, Peru * Jabal Al-Fil (Elephant Mountain), a sandstone outcrop, Al-'Ula, Saudi Arabia * Ethagala (The Elephant Rock), a rock that overlooks the town of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka * Elephant Rock, Hartlepool, a former rock formation in Hartlepool, England, UK * The original name of Eagle Rock (Santa Monica Mountains), Eagle Rock in the Santa Monica Mountains, California, US * An alternative name for Egg Rock (Nahant Bay), Egg Rock in Nahant Bay, Massachusetts, US * Elephant Rocks State Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephant Rocks (Antarctica)
Amsler Island is a small island off the south coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. It sits between Loudwater Cove and Arthur Harbour. The island is a roughly triangular rocky plot of granite land approximately long and wide at its widest point. Narrow Norsel Point, formerly considered a headland of Arthur Harbour, marks its westernmost extremity. Geography Three prominent rocks called the Elephant Rocks sit just to the south of Amsler Island, between the coast and Torgersen Island. The rocks are connected to one another by sandy shoals. Their name became established locally among United States Antarctic Program (USAP) personnel at nearby Palmer Station in about 1971, as the rocks provide habitat favoured by elephant seals. History Amsler Island was once thought to be a part of Anvers Island because the gap between the islands was covered by the Marr Ice Piedmont. The southern coast of Anvers Island, including the land now known as Amsler Island, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egg Rock (Nahant Bay)
Egg Rock (sometimes called Elephant Rock) in Nahant Bay near Nahant, Massachusetts is a small (3-acre) island at . It was formerly the site of a lighthouse known as Egg Rock Light but now is owned by the state of Massachusetts as a bird sanctuary. Egg Rock can be seen clearly from the coasts of Nahant, Swampscott, and Lynn. Egg Rock is the setting for Sylvia Plath's poem "Suicide off Egg Rock", and also appears in her novel, The Bell Jar ''The Bell Jar'' is the only novel written by the American writer and poet Sylvia Plath. Originally published under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas" in 1963, the novel is semi-autobiographical with the names of places and people changed. The book .... References Islands of Essex County, Massachusetts Nahant, Massachusetts {{EssexCountyMA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |