Akebono rock
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 6 ′ S , 42 ° 55 ′ E | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Crown Prince Olav Coast | |
| Waters | Cooperation lake | |
| Waters 2 | Akebono Glacier | |
| surface | 247 ha | |
| height | 137 m | |
The Akebono rock ( English , Japanese あけぼの岩 Akebono-iwa , Norwegian Draggyfjellet , both for Dawn Rock ) is a mountain-like rocky cape at the Prince Olav Coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Lands . It is located immediately east of the mouth of the Akebono glacier and 47 km west of the Carstensfjella .
Japanese scientists mapped it on the basis of surveys and aerial photographs from the years 1957 to 1962. They named it 1963. A topographical map was then created based on surveys from the years 1972 to 1978.
Web links
- Akebono Rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Akebono Rock on geographic.org (English)