Fitzpatrick Rock
Fitzpatrick Rock | ||
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Waters | Newcomb Bay | |
Archipelago | Windmill Islands | |
Geographical location | 66 ° 16 ′ S , 110 ° 30 ′ E | |
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Map of the northern Windmill Islands with Fitzpatrick Rock (lower half of the map) |
The Fitzpatrick Rock is a small, low and icy rock island in the archipelago of the Windmill Islands off the Budd coast of the East Antarctic Wilkesland . It is located 800 m northwest of Kilby Island in the entrance to Newcomb Bay .
The crew of the icebreaker USS Glacier first mapped it in February 1957. At the suggestion of the navigator Robert Carl Newcomb (1926-2008), the island was named after boatswain's mate John Fitzpatrick, who was involved in the mapping and surveying work.
Web links
- Fitzpatrick rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Fitzpatrick Rock on geographic.org (English)