Siglin Rocks
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 Topographic map sheet Martin Peninsula with the Siglin Rocks, 1: 250,000 |
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| height | 140 m | |
| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ S , 115 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Siglin Rocks are a 140 m high, isolated rock formation on the Bakutis coast of the West Antarctic Marie Byrd Land . They are halfway between Schneider Rock and Binder Rocks on the west side of the Martin Peninsula .
The United States Navy made the first aerial photographs of the formations in January 1947 during Operation Highjump (1946–1947). The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named them in 1967 after Chief Warrant Officer Daniel Francis Siglin (1930 / 31–2014) of the US Navy, coordinator for the maintenance of the Williams Field airfield near McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze in 1967.
Web links
- Siglin Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Siglin Rocks on geographic.org (English)