Envoy Rock
Mountain in Antarctica
Envoy Rock (67°51′S 68°42′W / 67.850°S 68.700°W / -67.850; -68.700) is a rock marking the northern limit of the Dion Islands, off the south end of Adelaide Island which is within the Argentine, British and Chilean Antarctic claims. It was charted by a Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit from HMS Protector in 1963 and so named in association with Emperor Island and names from an emperor's court.[1]
References
- ^ "Envoy Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
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Adelaide Island
- Rothera Research Station
- Teniente Luis Carvajal Villaroel Antarctic Base
and nunatuks
- Mount Barre
- Mount Bodys
- Mount Bouvier
- Bond Nunatak
- Dewar Nunatak
- Mount Ditte
- Mount Gaudry
- Hunt Peak
- Lincoln Nunatak
- Mount Liotard
- Mount Machatschek
- Mount Mangin
- Mount Reeves
- Sighing Peak
- Stokes Peaks
- Mount Velain
- Visser Hill
features
This article incorporates public domain material from "Envoy Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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