Lumus Rock

Lumus Rock (65°13′S 65°18′W / 65.217°S 65.300°W / -65.217; -65.300Coordinates: 65°13′S 65°18′W / 65.217°S 65.300°W / -65.217; -65.300) is a rock located 4 nautical miles (7 km) west-northwest of Sooty Rock, marking the southwestern extremity of the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica. It was discovered by British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934–37, and named "Lumus Reef" after one of the expedition cats, the only one to survive the Antarctic winter. The BGLE naming has been accepted because of long use, though a change in generic term, from reef to rock, was made on recommendation by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Lumus Rock" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).