Zélée Rocks
| Zélée Rocks | ||
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| Waters | Bransfield Street | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 57 ′ S , 57 ° 15 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | 4th | |
The Zélée Rocks are a group of four low cliffs , some of which are washed over by the sea, off the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula . They are located 17 miles north of Prime Head .
Participants in the Third French Antarctic Expedition (1837-1840) under the direction of polar explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville discovered and named them. It is named after the expedition ship Zélée .
Web links
- Zélée Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Zélée Rocks on geographic.org (English)