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Feature Name (see definition): Lafarge Rocks Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 8358 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 63° 13' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 057° 33' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -63.2166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -57.55 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1952 Description (see definition): One large and several smaller rocks lying 2 mi NW of Casy Island and 7 mi W of Prime Head, the N tip of Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered by a French expedition, 1837-40, under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, and named by him for Ensign Antoine Pavin de la Farge of the expedition ship Zelee. They were recharted by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1946. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Lafarge 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 Lafarge Rocks information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Lafarge Rocks should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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