Sawert Rocks

Sawert Rocks
Sawert Rocks
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°31′S 62°50′E / 67.517°S 62.833°E / -67.517; 62.833Coordinates: 67°31′S 62°50′E / 67.517°S 62.833°E / -67.517; 62.833
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Sawert Rocks is a group of rocks 4.6 kilometres (2.5 nmi) east-northeast of Azimuth Island, and about 3.7 kilometres (2 nmi) southwest of the Hansen Rocks, in the northeast part of Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land. Plotted from photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1958. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for A. Sawert, radio officer at Mawson Station in 1959. Just to the east of the Sawert Rocks lies Nella Rock.

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


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