Burnette Rock

Burnette Rock (

75°23′S 143°13′W / 75.383°S 143.217°W / -75.383; -143.217Coordinates: 75°23′S 143°13′W / 75.383°S 143.217°W / -75.383; -143.217) is a rock 45 metres (150 ft) high, lying 0.7 nautical miles (1.3 km) northwest of Groves Island, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land. It was named for Chief Warrant Officer , US Army, a helicopter pilot on the Marie Byrd Land Traverse, 1966–67. He was pilot of the first helicopter to land on this rock during the mapping control traverse with United States Geological Survey (USGS) topographic engineers. The name was suggested to the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names by , USGS, who with Burnette, , USGS, and Sergeant , US Army, occupied and positioned this rock on December 4, 1966.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Burnette Rock". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)