Boker Rocks

Map of Thurston Island.

Satellite image of Thurston Island.

The Boker Rocks (72°28′S 98°29′W / 72.467°S 98.483°W / -72.467; -98.483Coordinates: 72°28′S 98°29′W / 72.467°S 98.483°W / -72.467; -98.483) are a rocky exposure located 5 nautical miles (9 km) northeast of Von der Wall Point on the south coast of Thurston Island. The feature was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Helmut C. Boker, a meteorologist at Byrd Station, 1964–65.^[1]

Maps

Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

↑ "Boker Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-07-29.

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