Name details

Phelps Rock

Phelps Rock (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Phelps Rock  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 130096

Feature type: Rock (5)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

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Narrative

An insular rock rising 10 m above sea level SW of Hugo Island, in the W approaches to French Passage, Wilhelm Archipelago. The rock was charted by a RN Hydrographic Survey Unit from HMS Protector, 1966-67. Named by UK-APC after Capt. Edmund M.S. Phelps, First Officer in John Biscoe, 1966-72 (Senior Master from 1972), who assisted with the hydrographic survey of the area, 1965-67.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
65° 00' 00.0" S
-65.00000°
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Longitude:
65° 50' 00.0" W
-65.83333°
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Altitude:
10 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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