Spirtle Rock | |
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  Spirtle Rock Location on the Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates: 65°13′S 64°20′W / 65.217°S 64.333°W | |
| Location | Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Etymology | Scots for "to cause to splash" |
Spirtle Rock (65°13′S 64°20′W / 65.217°S 64.333°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" in Scots (and in several languages also refers to a kitchen utensil specialized for stirring porridge during its process of boiling and thickening).
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