Dru Rock
Dru Rock is a rocky island 0.28 kilometres (0.15 nmi) long between Retour Island and Claquebue Island in the Curzon Islands. The island is home to many craggy rock faces, which make climbing difficult. [1]
  Dru Rock Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°46′S 141°35′E |
| Length | 0.28 km (0.174 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Charting
It was initially charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition.[2] The island was named by them "Rocher des Drus" or "Dru Rock" in memory of their scaling of the needle-shaped peaks of Chamonix, France, "dru" being a French word for strong.[3][4] The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names transferred the French name to English in 1962.[5]
References
- "Marine Regions · Dru Rock (Rock)". www.marineregions.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- "Dru Rock, Antarctica - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- "Dru Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
- "Gazetteer - AADC". data.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- "U.S. Board on Geographic Names". www.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
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