Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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English Rock (USA) | 76° 49' 00.0" S | 118° 00' 00.0" W | Rock |
Name ID: 124842
Place ID: 4274
A rock outcrop near the foot of the western slope of Mount Frakes, in the Crary Mountains, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1959-66. Named by US-ACAN for Claude L. English, Jr., USN, helicopter crewman with Squadron VXE-6 during Deep Freeze 1970; he also deployed with the Squadron during Deep Freeze 1961, 1962 and 1965. |
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