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Antarctic Gazetteer

A catalogue of Antarctic Names from the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and lists of other less formal names.

Name Details

Patterson Rock

United States Gazetteer Id 129908

This name originates from United States of America, but is also called Patterson Rock (Australia).
It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

An insular rock 0.5 mi W of Cameron Island, in the Swain Islands. This region was photographed from the air by USN Operation HighJump (1946-47), ANARE (1956) and the Soviet expedition (1956). The rock was included in a 1957 ground survey by C.R. Eklund, who named it for Acy H. Patterson, USN, electrician at Wilkes Station, 1957.

Latitude: 66° 13' 00.0" S -66.217°
Longitude: 110° 35' 00.0" E 110.583°

Region: Unknown
Feature Type: Rock (2b)
Altitude:
Lat/Long Precision: Unknown
Altitude Precision: Unknown
Comments: None

Location Method: Unknown
Source Name: Unknown
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Source Scale: Unknown
Source Institution: Unknown
Source Person: Unknown
Source Publisher: Unknown

Remote Sensor Info: Not Applicable

Status: Unknown
Date approved: 1-Jan-1960