X, Rocher

X, Rocher (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

X, Rocher  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 16334
Name ID: 107417

Feature type: Rock

Origin

This name originates from France. It is part of the France Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

  • X, Rock (United States of America)

Narrative

Île rocheuse située près de la limite occidentale de la terre Adélie à proximité du glacier du Commandant-Charcot, à l'est de la langue glaciaire. Point remarquable, découvert sur les photographies aériennes signalé à la 3e expédition française en terre Adélie et atteint par cette dernière le 01.12.52, pour y faire une détermination astronomique, et caler l'assemblage des photographies destiné à l'établissement des cartes de terre Adélie.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 20' 20.0" S
-66.33889°
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Longitude:
136° 41' 40.0" E
136.69444°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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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-1952

Related information

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