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Capella Rocks

Coordinates: 70°39′S 66°32′W / 70.650°S 66.533°W / -70.650; -66.533
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The Capella Rocks (70°39′S 66°32′W / 70.650°S 66.533°W / -70.650; -66.533) form a low, rocky ridge composed of several nunataks, located near the head of Bertram Glacier, 2 nautical miles (4 km) northeast of the Auriga Nunataks, in Palmer Land. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after the star Capella in the constellation of Auriga.[1]

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  1. ^ "Capella Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

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