Nicolas Rocks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Nicolas Rocks (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Rock
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:
forming N extremity of Larsen Islands (q.v.) off Coronation Island. The N extremity of the islands was called Cape Nicholas by Powell on 6 December (St Nicholas' Day) 1821 because, when taking sights for latitude and longitude, he found that the day "answered to that by the Almanack" (Powell, 1822b, p.8). Cape Nicolas (Powell, chart, 1822a; BA chart 1775, 17.viii.1934; 1948, p.137). Cap Nicolas (Powell, 1824a, map facing p.5). Nicolas (Sørlle, chart, 1912). Nicolas Islet, referring to the N-most island (BA 1930, p.53). Nikolaus II Öya, in error after Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia (HA chart, 1927). Nicolas Pynten (Sørlle, chart, [1930]). Isla Nicolás, referring to the N-most island (Argentina. MM, 1945, p.275; Pierrou, 1970, p.549). Cabo Nicolás (Argentina. CNA, 1947, map p.45). Nicolas Rocks (APC, 1955, p.16; BA, 1958, p.39; DOS 510 South Orkney Islands, West Sheet, 1963). Nicholas [sic] Rocks (BA, 1961, p.439).
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