Sisters, The (historical) (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Sisters, The (historical) (The name as it would appear on a map)
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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:
Gertrude Rock (q.v.), the northernmost pillar, collapsed into the sea between 2003 and 2006 leaving only Rose Rock (q.v.), the southernmost pillar standing. Formerly, two stacks or pillar-like rocks standing together just N of Cape Adare at the NE extremity of Victoria Land. First charted and named The Sisters by the BrAE, 1898-1900, under C.E. Borchgrevink. The northern pillar was later named Gertrude Rock, and the southern one Rose Rock, by the Northern Party of BrAE, 1910-13. This description was revised 17 July 2007.
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