Favela rocks
| Favela rocks | ||
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Ford Ranges | |
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| Coordinates | 76 ° 12 ′ S , 145 ° 21 ′ W | |
 Topographic map with the Phillips Mountains and the Favela Rocks in them (top right) |
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The Favela Rocks are a group of ledges in Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica . In the Ford Ranges, they tower 6 km northwest of Mount June at the northwest end of the Phillips Mountains .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1959 to 1965. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named this formation in 1970 after Rafael Favela Jr., who was in charge of equipment at Byrd Station in the Antarctic winter of 1967 .
Web links
- Favela Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Favela Rocks on geographic.org (English)