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Canopus Rocks

Coordinates: 67°31′S 62°56′E / 67.517°S 62.933°E / -67.517; 62.933
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Canopus Rocks
Canopus Rocks is located in Antarctica
Canopus Rocks
Canopus Rocks
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°31′S 62°56′E / 67.517°S 62.933°E / -67.517; 62.933
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The Canopus Rocks are two small, low rocks lying 2 kilometres (1 nmi) northwest of Canopus Island, 2 kilometres (1 nmi) east of Nella Rock and the Sawert Rocks, and 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) southeast of Hansen Rocks in the eastern part of Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land. They were plotted from photos taken from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions aircraft in 1958, and named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia after Canopus Island.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Canopus Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-10-24.

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