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High Rock (Antarctica)

Coordinates: 66°24′00″S 98°38′00″E / 66.40000°S 98.63333°E / -66.40000; 98.63333
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High Rock
High Rock is located in Antarctica
High Rock
High Rock
Location of High Rock in Antarctica
Highest point
Coordinates66°24′00″S 98°38′00″E / 66.40000°S 98.63333°E / -66.40000; 98.63333[1]
Geography
CountryAustralian Antarctic Territory
RegionQueen Mary Land

High Rock is a nunatak located on David Island, off the coast of Queen Mary Land in eastern Antarctica. It rises 2.3 km northwest of The Doublets.

High Rock was discovered and named by the Western Base party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911–1914 under Douglas Mawson.

References

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  1. ^ "High Rock". Retrieved 2 November 2020.