Allen Rocks
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| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ S , 169 ° 21 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Allen Rocks are a small rock formation on the Antarctic Ross Island . They tower 2.2 miles east-northeast of Slattery Peak in the Kyle Hills . The formation includes a Nunatak in the form of the letter A . With the exception of its south side, the Nunatak is flanked by a ridge.
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named the formation in 2000 after Robert J. Allen Jr., a cartographer specializing in Antarctica between 1950 and 1979 and later advisor to the United States Geological Survey , who played a key role in the creation of the map series between 1950 and 2000 Survey to Antarctica was involved.
Web links
- Allen Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Allen Rocks on geographic.org (English)