Sweep Rock (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Sweep Rock (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Offshore rock
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
A rock in the Mackellar Islands lying to the north and north-west of Cape Denison, on the coast of George V Land. Discovered by AAE (1911-14) under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named the group of islands after C.D. Mackellar of London, a patron of the expedition.
Sweep Rock was named in 2017 in recognition of the dog that served on the AAE. 'Sweep', was named by the AAE after the popular expedition practice of having 'sweeps' - betting by the purchase of pre-marked tickets on the timing, speed, or volume of different events or natural forces.
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