Bigelow Rock () is a low, ice-covered rock about long, with numerous rock exposures close above sea level, lying immediately west of
Shackleton Ice Shelf
Shackleton Ice Shelf is an extensive ice shelf fronting the coast of East Antarctica from 95° E to 105° E. It extends for an along-shore distance of about , projecting seaward about in the western portion and in the east. It occu ...
, about northeast of
Junction Corner. It was delineated from aerial photographs taken by
U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (OpHjp), 1946–47. An astronomical control station was established on the rock by
U.S. Navy Operation Windmill (OpWml), 1947–48. It was named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Technical Sergeant
George H. Bigelow,
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...
, a tractor driver-mechanic with OpHjp and OpWml.
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References
Rock formations of Queen Mary Land
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