Ward rock
| Ward rock | ||
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| location | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Scott Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 67 ° 8 '0 " S , 51 ° 21' 0" E | |
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The Ward skirt is a round rock formation in the East Antarctic Enderbyland . It rises immediately east of the Howard Hills in the northeastern part of the Scott Mountains .
The rock was mapped using aerial photographs taken in 1956 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) named him after Able Seaman Frederic George Ward (1901 - unknown), crew member of the RRS Discovery on the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (1929-1931).
Web links
- Ward rock in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ward Rock on geographic.org