Avalanche Rocks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Avalanche Rocks (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Rock (2b)
This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
Vertical rock outcrop rising to 185 m, midway between Delay Point and Jones Rocks on the W side of Melba Peninsula. Discovered in September 1912 by the AAE under Mawson, and so named because of the occurrence of a tremendous avalanche while members of the expedition were encamped nearby.
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