Dean Rocks

The Dean Rocks (67°48′S 68°56′W / 67.800°S 68.933°W / -67.800; -68.933Coordinates: 67°48′S 68°56′W / 67.800°S 68.933°W / -67.800; -68.933) are a group of four rocks lying between Preston Island and Biggs Island in the Henkes Islands, off the south end of Adelaide Island. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Engineer Mechanic Thomas Dean of the Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit which first charted this feature in 1963.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Dean Rocks" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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