McCallie Rocks
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| Waters | Prydz Bay | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 18 ′ S , 78 ° 39 ′ E | |
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The McCallie Rocks are two round rock islands with a diameter of 100 m each off the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . They are located in the area of the Vestfold Mountains .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after the helicopter pilot Michael Francis McCallie (1947–1985), who flew scientists to the Vestfold Mountains between 1978 and 1979 and made the first landing on these islands.
Web links
- McCallie Rocks in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)