Capella Rocks
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| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
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| Coordinates | 70 ° 39 ′ S , 66 ° 30 ′ W | |
The Capella Rocks are a low and rocky mountain ridge in the west of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . They rise 3 km northeast of the Auriga Nunatakker near the head end of the Bertram Glacier .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it on July 21, 1976 after Capella , the main star in the constellation of the Carter .
Web links
- Capella Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Capella Rocks on geographic.org (English)