Kakure Rocks

The Kakure Rocks are two rocky exposures along the east wall of , at the western extremity of , Antarctica. They were mapped from surveys and air photos by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 1957–62, and named Kakure-iwa.
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Kakure Rocks

Latitude
-67.95° or 67° 57′ south
Longitude
44.78333° or 44° 47′ east
Elevation
221 metres (725 feet)
Open location code
3H462QXM+X8
Geo­Names ID
6635850
Wiki­data ID
Q6349720
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kakure Rocks” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Kakure Iwa
  • Chinese: 隱岩
  • Dutch: Kakure Rocks
  • German: Kakure Rocks
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Løyndesteinane
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Løyndesteinane
  • Swedish: Kakure Iwa

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