Ford Rock is a prominent rock which lies northeast of
Cone Hill on
Hut Point Peninsula,
Ross Island, Antarctica. Cone Hill and this rock were designated "Cone Hill I" and "Cone Hill II," respectively, by the
British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, under
Robert Falcon Scott
Captain Robert Falcon Scott, , (6 June 1868 – c. 29 March 1912) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the ''Discovery'' expedition of 1901–1904 and the ill-fated ''Terra Nov ...
. Cone Hill has been approved for Scott's "Cone Hill I," but a new name suggested by
A.J. Heine has been substituted for this prominent rock.
M.R.J. Ford, a New Zealand surveyor, established a survey beacon network for the
McMurdo Ice Shelf
The McMurdo Ice Shelf is the portion of the Ross Ice Shelf bounded by McMurdo Sound and Ross Island on the north and Minna Bluff on the south. Studies show this feature has characteristics quite distinct from the Ross Ice Shelf and merits indiv ...
Project, 1962–63. A survey beacon was established earlier on this rock by a
U.S. Hydrographic Office survey team, 1955–56.
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References
Hills of Ross Island
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