Bobby Rocks

The Bobby Rocks (75°49′S 159°11′E / 75.817°S 159.183°E / -75.817; 159.183Coordinates: 75°49′S 159°11′E / 75.817°S 159.183°E / -75.817; 159.183) are ice-free rocks lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of the Ricker Hills in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–62, and the name was given by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Bobby J. Davis, a commissaryman with the South Pole Station winter party, 1966.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Bobby Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-07-27.

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