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Feature Name (see definition): Drury Rock Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 4097 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 52° 56' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 073° 35' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -52.9333333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 73.5833333 Elevation (see definition): 37 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1957 Description (see definition): A rock, about 37 m high, lying 0.3 mi SSE of Shag Island and 6 mi N of Heard Island. This rock, though positioned several miles too far westward, appears to have been first shown on an 1860 sketch map compiled by Captain H.C. Chester, American sealer operating in the area during this period. It was more accurately charted on an 1874 chart by a British expedition under Nares in the for Alan Campbell-Drury, radio operator and photographer with the party. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Drury Rock 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 Drury Rock information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Drury Rock should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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