Canopus Rocks
| Canopus Rocks | ||
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| Waters | Holme Bay , Southern Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 67 ° 31 ′ S , 62 ° 56 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 2 | |
The Canopus Rocks are two small and low reef rocks off the Mawson coast of the East Antarctic Mac Robertson Land . In the eastern part of Holme Bay they are 1.5 km northwest of Canopus Island .
They were mapped using aerial photographs taken in 1958 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) named them in connection with the naming of Canopus Island, whose namesake is the star Canopus .
Web links
- Canopus Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Canopus Rocks on geographic.org (English)