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Pearl Rocks: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Pearl Rocks in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division

Feature Name (see definition): Pearl Rocks

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 11492

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 63° 35' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 059° 56' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -63.5833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -59.9333333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1960

Description (see definition): A group of rocks covering an area 3 mi by 2 mi close off the W coast of Tower Island, Palmer Archipelago. The name was given by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1955-57) and is descriptive of the numerous snow-covered rocks in this group.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Pearl 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 Pearl Rocks information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Pearl Rocks should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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