Freezland Rocks
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The Freezland Rocks are a group of rocks forming a hazard off the west coast of Bristol Island in the South Sandwich Islands.
The rocks were discovered and charted by Cook on 31 January 1775. The main rock he named 'Freezland Peak' after a Dutch Able Seaman aboard HMS Resolution, who first sighted it. The name 'Freezeland Rock' was adopted for the main rock following re-survey by Discovery Investigations in 1930, and the collective name was adopted for all three. The first landing was made on the rocks by helicopter from HMS Protector in 1964.
The three principal rocks are: