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'''Hibbert Rock''' ({{coord|67|46|S|69|02|W|}}) is a ''drying rock''<ref> A rock in the sea whose exposed surface at low tide is used as a marker for surveying or establishing legal boundaries. Also low-tide elevation.</ref> lying SE of League Rock located in the [[Quest Channel]] off the Southern tip of [[Adelaide Island]]. |
'''Hibbert Rock''' ({{coord|67|46|S|69|02|W|}}) is a ''drying rock''<ref> A rock in the sea whose exposed surface at low tide is used as a marker for surveying or establishing legal boundaries. Also low-tide elevation.</ref> lying SE of League Rock located in the [[Quest Channel]] off the Southern tip of [[Adelaide Island]]. |
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Named by the [[UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] for William Hibbert, ship's Engineer of the [[RRS John Biscoe (1956)]] from 1957-72, the ship which assisted the Royal Navy [[Hydrographic |
Named by the [[UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] for William Hibbert, ship's Engineer of the [[RRS John Biscoe (1956)]] from 1957-72, the ship which assisted the Royal Navy [[Hydrographic survey]] Unit in surveying the area between 1962-63. |
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== References == |
Revision as of 21:48, 16 April 2010
Hibbert Rock (67°46′S 69°02′W / 67.767°S 69.033°W) is a drying rock[1] lying SE of League Rock located in the Quest Channel off the Southern tip of Adelaide Island. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for William Hibbert, ship's Engineer of the RRS John Biscoe (1956) from 1957-72, the ship which assisted the Royal Navy Hydrographic survey Unit in surveying the area between 1962-63.
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Antarctic Place-names Committee
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- ^ A rock in the sea whose exposed surface at low tide is used as a marker for surveying or establishing legal boundaries. Also low-tide elevation.