Shinnan Rocks
Shinnan Rocks is a substantial area of exposed coastal rocks at the west side of Shinnan Glacier in Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 1957–1962, and named Shinnan-iwa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 130 metres
- Description: Area of coastal rocks in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Tereshkovoj, oazis”
Shinnan Rocks
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Shinnan Rocks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sinnan Iwa”
- Chinese: “新南岩”
- Dutch: “Shinnan Rocks”
- German: “Shinnan Rocks”
- Hebrew: “סלעי שינאן”
- Hindi: “शिन्नान चट्टानें”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nyheia”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nyheia i Dronning Maud Land”
- Swedish: “Sinnan Iwa”
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