Racer Rocks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Racer 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:
Small cluster of approx. ten rocks in water, the largest rising to approx. 17 m.a.s.l., Between Auguste Island and Lobodon Islands, Danco Coast, Gerlache Strait. Probably first seen by the BelgAE (1897-99) under Lt A. de Glerlache during his expedition of the area. Racer is an acronym for the US National Science Federation sponsored Research on Antarctica Coastal Ecosystems and Rates programme, which carried out multi-disciplinary studies in the Gerlache Strait (APC, 1993).
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