Gravenoire Rock

Gravenoire Rock (

66°21′S 136°43′E / 66.350°S 136.717°ECoordinates:

66°21′S 136°43′E / 66.350°S 136.717°E) is a small rock outcrop about 1 nautical mile (2 km) southeast of Rock X, protruding above the coastal ice at the east side of Victor Bay, Antarctica.^[1] It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–1947, was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1952–1953, and so named by them because of its resemblance to , the name of a puy or dome-shaped hill overlooking the city of Clermont-Ferrand, which lies in the chain of extinct volcanoes forming the of central France.^[2]

References[]

^ Stephen Haddelsey (29 September 2005). Born Adventurer: The Life of Frank Bickerton Antarctic Pioneer. History Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-7524-9564-4.
^ "Gravenoire Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-04.

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[Haddelsey2005-1] Stephen Haddelsey (29 September 2005). Born Adventurer: The Life of Frank Bickerton Antarctic Pioneer. History Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-7524-9564-4.

[gnis-2] "Gravenoire Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-04.

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