Veterok Rock
Veterok Rock is a prominent rock just north of Spraglegga Ridge in the Payer Mountains of Queen Maud Land. It was mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and later remapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61, and named in commemoration of the achievement of Soviet scientists in the study of space.- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,799 metres
- Description: rock formation in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
- Also known as: “Veterok, skala”
Veterok Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-71.90833° or 71° 54′ 30″ south
Longitude
14.71667° or 14° 43′ east
Elevation
1,799 metres (5,902 feet)
Open location code
2FWP3PR8+MM
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Veterok Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Veterokhamaren”
- Chinese: “韋捷羅克岩”
- Dutch: “Veterok Rock”
- German: “Veterokhamaren”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Veterokhamaren”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Veterokhamaren”
- Swedish: “Veterokhamaren”
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