Edwards Pillar
| Edwards Pillar | ||
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| location | Mac Robertson Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Prince Charles Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 46 ′ 0 ″ S , 65 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Edwards Pillar is a large pillar of rock in Mac Robertson Land, East Antarctica . In the Prince Charles Mountains , it rises on the western flank of Mount Stinear .
A survey team from the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions to explore the Prince Charles Mountains set up a surveying station here in 1971. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named the rock pillar that same year after geodesist Norman F. Edwards, a member of the survey team.
Web links
- Edwards Pillar in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Edwards Pillar on geographic.org (English)