Name details

Edisto Rocks

Edisto Rocks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Edisto Rocks  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 108634

Feature type: Rock

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

off-shore rocks W of Neny Island, Marguerite Bay, Fallières Coast, were surveyed by FIDS from "Stonington Island" in 1947 and mapped as one rock; named Edisto Rock after USS Edisto, an icebreaker which assisted in the relief of RARE and FIDS parties at "Stonington Island" in February 1948 (Adie, 1954, p.4; APC, 1955, p.9; BA chart 3213, 23.iii.1956). Roca Edisto (Chile. DNH, 1962, p.199; IHA, 1974, p.112). Air photography by USN, 1966-67, showed the feature to consist of more than one rock. Edisto Rocks (BA chart 3213, 23.ix.1967; APC, 1974, p.4). Rocas Edisto (Chile. IH chart 1604, 1969).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 13' 00.0" S
-68.21667°
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Longitude:
67° 07' 00.0" W
-67.11667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
31-Mar-1955

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