Name details

Ryrie Rock

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 131091

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.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

An isolated rock off the coast, 11 mi NE of Kidson Island and 26 mi NE of Byrd Head. Discovered in February 1931 by the BANZARE under Mawson, who named it for the Australian High Commissioner in London at the time.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 03' 00.0" S
-67.05000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
61° 27' 00.0" E
61.45000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1965
Catalogue id
3922C1
Caption
Ryrie Rock 67 degrees 03'S 61 degrees 27'E Also called Rrieskjert. Isolated 11 mile north east of Kidson Island and 26 miles north east of Byrd Head. Discovered in February 1931 by the BANZARE, and named by Mawson for the Australian high commissioner in London at the time.
Photographer
Cook, Peter John

Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1947

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