Stanley Patch

Shoal in Port Foster, Antarctica

Stanley Patch (62°59′S 60°38′W / 62.983°S 60.633°W / -62.983; -60.633) is a shoal (shallow water) lying in Port Foster, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west-northwest of Fildes Point, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named after Stanley, Falkland Islands, by Lieutenant Commander D.N. Penfold, Royal Navy, following his survey in 1948–49.

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