Field Rock

Field Rock
Field Rock
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°36′S 62°54′E / 67.600°S 62.900°E / -67.600; 62.900Coordinates: 67°36′S 62°54′E / 67.600°S 62.900°E / -67.600; 62.900
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Field Rock is a rock outcrop 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) south of Teyssier Island, on the coast of Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. It was mapped from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions surveys and air photos, 1954–62 and named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for E.D. Field, a cook at the nearby Mawson Station, 1957.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Field Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-22.

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