Yellowstone Crags

Yellowstone Crags (57°45′S 26°27′W / 57.750°S 26.450°W / -57.750; -26.450Coordinates: 57°45′S 26°27′W / 57.750°S 26.450°W / -57.750; -26.450) is a group of crags which are locally eroded into striking pinnacles, situated 0. 5 miles (8 km) west of Sombre Point, Saunders Island, in the South Sandwich Islands. The name applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 refers to the yellow color of the tuff rocks and their craggy topography.

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