Soyuz-18 rock
| Soyuz-18 rock | ||
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| height | 1230 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Cook Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 79 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ S , 159 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Soyus-18 Rock ( Russian Скала Союз-18 Skala Soyuz 18 , German 'Soyuz-18-Felsen' ) is a 1230 m high and distinctive nunatak in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Cook Mountains, it rises 3 miles west of Cheney Bluff .
Soviet scientists named it after the Soyuz 18 spacecraft launched on May 24, 1975 . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names translated the Russian designation into English in 2000.
Web links
- Soyus-18 rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Soyus-18 Rock on geographic.org (English)