Boker Rocks
| Boker Rocks | ||
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| location | Thurston Island , Ellsworthland | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 28 ′ 0 ″ S , 98 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Boker Rocks are a rock formation on Thurston Island off the coast of West Antarctic Ellsworthland . It rises 8 km northeast of Von der Wall Point on the south coast of the island.
The United States Geological Survey mapped the formation using the United States Navy's own surveys and aerial photographs from 1960 to 1966. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it after Helmut C. Boker, a meteorologist at Byrd Station between 1964 and 1965.
Web links
- Boker Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Boker Rocks on geographic.org (English)