Spirtle Rock (65°13′S 64°20′W) is a rock awash in the navigable passage between The Barchans and Anagram Islands, in the Argentine Islands. The descriptive name was recommended by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971. "Spirtle" means to cause to splash.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Spirtle Rock" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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