Name details

Reilly Rocks

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 130661

Feature type: Rock (2b)

Origin

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

Narrative

A cluster of rocks located 5 mi NNW of Detling Peak in the NW part of Kohler Range, Marie Byrd Land. The name was applied by US-ACAN in memory of Gerald E. Reilly, Jr., USCG. A machinery technician assigned to USCGC Glacier, he lost his life in an accident aboard the ship while it was in the Ross Sea enroute from McMurdo Station to the Antarctic Peninsula, Jan. 22, 1976.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
75° 09' 00.0" S
-75.15000°
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Longitude:
114° 59' 00.0" W
-114.98333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1976

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