Rhino rock
| Rhino rock | ||
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| height | 700 m | |
| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 69 ° 34 ′ 6 ″ S , 62 ° 31 ′ 25 ″ W | |
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The Rhino Rock is a striking, black and 700 m high ledge in the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . With its steep flanks it rises 8 km southwest of Cape Rymill on the Wilkins coast .
Scientists on the East Base during the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941) descriptively named it as Rhino Horn Rock (English for rhinoceros rock ). The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names shortened this name in 1953 to its current form.
Web links
- Rhino rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Rhino Rock on geographic.org (English)