Rock formations of Adélie Land
This is a list of rock formations in the French Antarctic territory of Adélie Land.
Bizeux Rock
[edit]Bizeux Rock is a rocky island 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) long lying 0.2 kilometres (0.1 nmi) east of Manchot Island and close northeast of Cape Margerie, Antarctica. It was charted in 1950 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them after an island located in the center of the Rance estuary, France.[1]
Débarquement Rock
[edit]Débarquement Rock is a 200-metre (220 yd) long rock and historic site (HSM 81).
Janet Rock
[edit]Janet Rock (66°33′S 139°10′E / 66.550°S 139.167°E) is a small rock 7.5 nautical miles (14 km) west-northwest of Liotard Glacier, lying immediately seaward of the ice cliffs overlying the coast of Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1952–53, and named by them for Paul Janet, a French spiritualist-philosopher of the 19th century.[2]
Mathieu Rock
[edit]Mathieu Rock (66°20′S 136°49′E / 66.333°S 136.817°E) is an ice-free rock, midway between Cape Bickerton and Rock X, at the east side of the entrance to Victor Bay, Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47 and charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1952–53, under Marret. The rock was named for Mathieu Rivolier, born 29 April 1952, the son of the French doctor of the Antarctic expedition Jean Rivolier.[3]
Rock X
[edit]Rock X (66°20′S 136°42′E / 66.333°S 136.700°E) is a prominent offshore rock 0.4 miles (0.6 km) long, lying close inside the east side of the entrance to Victor Bay, 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Gravenoire Rock, on the Antarctic coast. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Marret, 1952–53. The rocked was so named because the rock was indicated by a cross or "X" mark in selected prints of the Operation Highjump photographs for the purpose of identifying it to the French Antarctic Expedition party which established an astronomical control station there.
Tour de Pise
[edit]
3D red cyan glasses are recommended to view this image correctly.)Tour de Pise (66°40′S 140°1′E / 66.667°S 140.017°E) is an isolated rock dome, 27 m, which protrudes through the ice in northwest Rostand Island in the Géologie Archipelago. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for the famous Tower of Pisa.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bizeux Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
- ^ "Janet Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ^ "Mathieu Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Rock formations of Adélie Land". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Bizeux Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Janet Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Mathieu Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.