Feature Name (see definition): Horrocks Block

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 7014

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 35' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 068° 22' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.5833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.3666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1975

Description (see definition): A large rectangular outcrop of mainly sandstone, lying on the N side of Venus Glacier, 2 mi SW of Keystone Cliffs, on the E side of Alexander Island. Mapped by Directorate of Overseas Surveys from satellite imagery supplied by U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey. Named by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) from association with Venus Glacier after Jeremiah Horrocks, the British astronomer who predicted and first observed a transit of Venus, in 1639.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data