Feature Name (see definition): Débarquement Rock

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 3633

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 36' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 140° 04' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.6

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 140.0666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1955

Description (see definition): Ice-free rock 0.1 mi long marking the N end of the Dumoulin Islands and the NE end of Geologie Archipelago. The French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville landed on a rocky islet in this vicinity in January 1840 and gave the name "Rocher du Debarquement." Positive identification of this feature has not been made, but on the basis of air photos taken by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp, 1946-47, and surveys and geological studies made by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE) during the 1950-52 period, the seaward position of Debarquement Rock is believed to correlate with the feature so named by d'Urville.

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