Gravenoire Rock () is a small rock outcrop about southeast of
Rock X, protruding above the coastal ice at the east side of
Victor Bay, Antarctica.
It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy
Operation Highjump, 1946–1947, was charted by the
French Antarctic Expedition
The French Antarctic Expedition is any of several French expeditions in Antarctica.
First expedition
In 1772, Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec and the naturalist Jean Guillaume Bruguière sailed to the Antarctic region in search of the fabl ...
, 1952–1953, and so named by them because of its resemblance to
Gravenoire, the name of a
puy
Puy () is a geological term used locally in the Auvergne, France for a volcanic hill. The word derives from the Provençal ''puech'', meaning an isolated hill, coming from Latin ''podium'', which has given also ''puig'' in Catalan, ''poggio'' i ...
or dome-shaped hill overlooking the city of
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label=Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, with a population of 146,734 (2018). Its metropolitan area (''aire d'attract ...
, which lies in the chain of extinct volcanoes forming the
Monts d'Auvergne of central France.
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References
Rock formations of Wilkes Land
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