Glover Rocks

Last updated October 04, 2025

The Glover Rocks ( 67°46′S68°54′W / 67.767°S 68.900°W / -67.767; -68.900 ) are a group of rocks lying northwest of Avian Island, off the south end of Adelaide Island, Antarctica. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for John F. Glover, 3rd Engineer of RRS John Biscoe (1962–63), the ship assisting the Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit which charted the feature in 1963.^[1]

References

↑ "Glover Rocks". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2012-04-26.

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[gnis-1] "Glover Rocks". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2012-04-26.

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