Alcorta Rocks
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Alcorta Rocks
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 100 metres
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.50569° or 77° 30′ 21″ southLongitude
166.38777° or 166° 23′ 16″ eastElevation
100 metres (328 feet)Named after
Jesse J AlcortaOpen location code
2VJ8F9VQ+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 9099483060OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
6629049Wikidata ID
Q4713367
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Satellite Map
Discover Alcorta Rocks from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Alcorta Rocks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Alcorta Rocks”
- Dutch: “Alcorta Rocks”
- German: “Alcorta Rocks”
- Low German: “Alcorta Rocks”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alcorta Rocks”
- Swedish: “Alcorta Rocks”
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Notable Places Nearby
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