Fitzpatrick Rock
Appearance
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°16′S 110°30′E / 66.267°S 110.500°E |
Archipelago | Windmill Islands |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Fitzpatrick Rock is a low ice-capped rock lying 1 kilometre (1⁄2 nmi) northwest of Kilby Island at the mouth of Newcomb Bay, in the Windmill Islands, Antarctica. It was first charted in February 1957 by a party from the USS Glacier. The name was suggested by Lt. Robert C. Newcomb, USN, navigator of the Glacier, for Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class John Fitzpatrick, USN, member of the survey party.
See also
[edit]- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
References
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External links
[edit]This article incorporates public domain material from "Fitzpatrick Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.