Williams Rocks
67°26′S 62°46′E / 67.433°S 62.767°E / -67.433; 62.767 (Williams Rocks)Administration Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System Demographics Population Uninhabited
The Williams Rocks are a group of islands, being essentially rocks located 17 km (9 nmi) north of Flat Islands and Holme Bay, off the coast of Mac. Robertson Land. The Williams Rocks were mapped by Robert G. Dovers of the ANARE in 1954. The Williams Rocks were named by the ANCA for J. Williams, assistant diesel mechanic at Mawson Station in 1962, who assisted in a triangulation of the Williams Rocks and the erection of a beacon.[1]
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Williams Rocks
External links
This article incorporates public domain material from "Williams Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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