Diaz Rock

Diaz Rock
Diaz Rock

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 63°18′S 58°45′W / 63.300°S 58.750°W / -63.300; -58.750Coordinates: 63°18′S 58°45′W / 63.300°S 58.750°W / -63.300; -58.750
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Diaz Rock is the largest of several rocks lying 1 km north by west of Raduil Point, the northwest end of Astrolabe Island, off Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica. The rock was surveyed from the ground and photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1955-57. The name was given by the first Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1947) for sub-lieutenant Joaquin Diaz Martinez.

Maps

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Diaz Rock" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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