Hobby Rocks
The Hobby Rocks are three small islands lying off the Vestfold Hills in Antarctica, marking the western side of Davis Anchorage. They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, remapped from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions air photos and named for D.- Hill rising to 10 metres (33 feet)
- Description: island group in Antarctica
Places of Interest
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Krat Rocks
Reef
The Krat Rocks are an area of submerged rocks with…
Newman Shoal
Shoal
Newman Shoal is a shoal at the southwest side of Davis Anchorage, just off the Vestfold Hills.
Gardner Island
Island
Gardner Island is a largely ice-free island which lies…
Hobby Rocks
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-68.57361° or 68° 34′ 25″ south
Longitude
77.90111° or 77° 54′ 4″ east
Open location code
3J3VCWG2+HC
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hobby Rocks” goes by many names.
Hobby RocksCebuano
哈比岩Chinese
Hobby RocksDutch
Hobby RocksNorwegian Nynorsk
Hobby RocksSwedish
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