Possession Rocks
Possession Rocks are two small rock outcrops just east of Northcliffe Glacier, above which they rise to 160 metres. Discovered by the Eastern Sledge Party under Frank Wild of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–14, and so named following a ceremony in December 1912 of claiming this area for the British Crown.- Hill
- Description: rock formations in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-66.75° or 66° 45′ south
Longitude
98.95° or 98° 57′ east
Open location code
3M5W7W2X+2X
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Possession Rocks” goes by many names.
Possession RocksCebuano
波塞申岩Chinese
Possession RocksDutch
Possession RocksNorwegian Nynorsk
Possession RocksSwedish
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