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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nelson Rock
200: 156: 191:(ANCA) for Robert Edward Kelvin Nelson, a weather observer at 164: 16:
Rock off the coast of Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica
167:-covered and lies 5.6 km (3 nmi) north of 139: 134: 121: 84: 74: 69: 185:Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions 187:(ANARE) in 1954. Nelson Rock was named by the 8: 30: 218:List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands 29: 223:List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S 244: 189:Antarctic Names Committee of Australia 25:Nelson Island (South Shetland Islands) 199:of Nelson Rock and the erection of a 7: 277:Geographic Names Information System 48: 14: 265: This article incorporates 260: 233:Territorial claims in Antarctica 47: 40: 282:United States Geological Survey 195:in 1962, who assisted with the 298:Islands of Mac. Robertson Land 1: 213:Composite Antarctic Gazetteer 159:, being essentially a dark 314: 18: 179:. The Rock was mapped by 126: 35: 19:For Nelson Island in the 129:Antarctic Treaty System 127:Administered under the 267:public domain material 61:Location in Antarctica 21:South Shetland Islands 171:, off the coast of 102: /  32: 173:Mac Robertson Land 152:is an uninhabited 147: 146: 106:67.383°S 62.750°E 305: 285: 264: 263: 254: 249: 181:Robert G. Dovers 163:which is partly 117: 116: 114: 113: 112: 107: 103: 100: 99: 98: 95: 51: 50: 44: 33: 313: 312: 308: 307: 306: 304: 303: 302: 288: 287: 270: 261: 258: 257: 250: 246: 241: 209: 111:-67.383; 62.750 110: 108: 104: 101: 96: 93: 91: 89: 88: 65: 64: 63: 62: 59: 58: 57: 56: 52: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 311: 309: 301: 300: 290: 289: 256: 255: 243: 242: 240: 237: 236: 235: 230: 225: 220: 215: 208: 205: 193:Mawson Station 169:Williams Rocks 145: 144: 141: 137: 136: 132: 131: 124: 123: 122:Administration 119: 118: 86: 82: 81: 76: 72: 71: 67: 66: 60: 54: 53: 46: 45: 39: 38: 37: 36: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 310: 299: 296: 295: 293: 286: 283: 279: 278: 273: 272:"Nelson Rock" 268: 253: 248: 245: 238: 234: 231: 229: 226: 224: 221: 219: 216: 214: 211: 210: 206: 204: 202: 198: 197:triangulation 194: 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 155: 151: 142: 138: 133: 130: 125: 120: 115: 87: 83: 80: 77: 73: 68: 43: 34: 26: 22: 275: 259: 247: 149: 148: 135:Demographics 150:Nelson Rock 143:Uninhabited 109: / 85:Coordinates 55:Nelson Rock 31:Nelson Rock 239:References 140:Population 79:Antarctica 177:Holme Bay 70:Geography 292:Category 207:See also 154:solitary 75:Location 183:of the 97:62°45′E 94:67°23′S 201:beacon 157:island 23:, see 269:from 228:SCAR 161:rock 175:in 165:ice 294:: 280:. 274:. 203:. 284:. 27:.

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South Shetland Islands
Nelson Island (South Shetland Islands)
Nelson Rock is located in Antarctica
Antarctica
67°23′S 62°45′E / 67.383°S 62.750°E / -67.383; 62.750
Antarctic Treaty System
solitary
island
rock
ice
Williams Rocks
Mac Robertson Land
Holme Bay
Robert G. Dovers
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Antarctic Names Committee of Australia
Mawson Station
triangulation
beacon
Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
SCAR
Territorial claims in Antarctica
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nelson Rock
public domain material
"Nelson Rock"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
Category

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