The football
| The football | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ S , 169 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Football is a prominent rock formation on the Borchgrevink coast of East Antarctica, Victoria . The rock juts out on the north side of Football Mountain from a ridge between Edisto Glacier and Tucker Inlet . Around it there is an even slope of snow, which makes it a striking landmark for driving to the nearby Hallett station .
Scientists from a 1957 to 1958 campaign as part of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition named it descriptive because its shape is reminiscent of a football .
Web links
- The Football in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- The Football on geographic.org (English)