Tazieff Rocks

Tazieff Rocks (

77°27′S 166°30′E / 77.450°S 166.500°E / -77.450; 166.500Coordinates: 77°27′S 166°30′E / 77.450°S 166.500°E / -77.450; 166.500) is a nunatak in Antarctica 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km) southeast of Micou Point, Ross Island. It rises to c.200 m (660 ft) at the south end of Endeavour Piedmont Glacier. At the suggestion of , it is named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Haroun Tazieff (d.), a renowned French volcanologist who worked at Mount Erebus with several groups of French scientists in three field seasons between 1973 and 1979.

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