Lulow Rock
Lulow Rock (85°36′S 68°30′W / 85.600°S 68.500°WCoordinates: 85°36′S 68°30′W / 85.600°S 68.500°W) is a prominent rock, 1,695 metres (5,560 ft) high, which is the northernmost exposed rock along the face of the Pecora Escarpment, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for William F. Lulow, a cook at Plateau Station, winter 1966.[1]
References
- ↑ "Lulow Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
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