Buzfuz Rock

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Buzfuz Rock (

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65°28′S 65°53′W / 65.467°S 65.883°W / -65.467; -65.883Coordinates: 65°28′S 65°53′W / 65.467°S 65.883°W / -65.467; -65.883) is a rock 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) west of Snubbin Island in the Pitt Islands, northern Biscoe Islands. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971 after Sergeant Buzfuz, a character in Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Buzfuz Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. ^ John Stewart (1990). "Buzfuz Rock". Antarctica: An Encyclopedia. McFarland & Company. p. 153.

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


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