Nicholson Rock
Nicholson Rock (75°50′S 114°56′W / 75.833°S 114.933°WCoordinates: 75°50′S 114°56′W / 75.833°S 114.933°W) is a rock 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) east of Cox Bluff on the mainly snow-covered Spitz Ridge in eastern Toney Mountain massif, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Charles E. Nicholson, CE2, U.S. Navy, at South Pole Station, 1974.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Nicholson Rock". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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- Rock formations of Marie Byrd Land
- Marie Byrd Land geography stubs