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This page presents the geographical name data for
Surge Rocks in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division
Feature Name
(see definition):
Surge Rocks
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
14831
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
64° 47' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
064° 04' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-64.7833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-64.0666667
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1975
Description
(see definition):
A group of five rocks, two always exposed, lying 0.1 mi SW of Eichorst Island and 0.6 mi SSE of Bonaparte Point, Anvers Island. The name was suggested by Palmer Station personnel in 1972. Ocean swells working on the shoal surrounding these rocks, cause breaking and a "surge" of the water level in any weather condition.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Surge Rocks in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of
Surge Rocks information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Surge Rocks should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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