Cape-Pigeon Rocks

The Cape-Pigeon Rocks (66°59′S 143°47′E) are twin rocky promontories on the western side of Watt Bay, 6 kilometres (3 nmi) south of Garnet Point. They were discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under Douglas Mawson, who gave the name because of the large Cape pigeon rookery here. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names has added a hyphen between the first and second words in the specific part of the name to reduce ambiguity and emphasize the generic term "Rocks."

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 This article incorporates public domain material from "Cape-Pigeon Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.