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Hikae Rock

Coordinates: 68°0′S 43°58′E / 68.000°S 43.967°E / -68.000; 43.967
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Hikae Rock (68°0′S 43°58′E / 68.000°S 43.967°E / -68.000; 43.967) is a rock exposure of 1 nautical mile (2 km) along the ice coast of Antarctica, lying 1 nautical mile east of Rakuda Glacier in Queen Maud Land. It was mapped from air photos and surveys by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 1957–62, and named Hikae-iwa.[1]

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  1. ^ "Hikae Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-06-16.

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