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Koerner Rock


Koerner Rock (63°18′51″S 57°6′3″W / 63.31417°S 57.10083°W / -63.31417; -57.10083Coordinates: 63°18′51″S 57°6′3″W / 63.31417°S 57.10083°W / -63.31417; -57.10083) is a small but conspicuous rock outcropping located 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of Cape Dubouzet and 2.08 nautical miles (4 km) southeast of Yagodina Knoll, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Roy M. Koerner, an assistant meteorologist and glaciologist with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey at Hope Bay, from 1957 to 1960.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Koerner Rock" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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