This is a list of

rock formations A rock formation is an isolated, scenic, or spectacular surface rock outcrop. Rock formations are usually the result of weathering and erosion sculpting the existing rock. The term ''rock formation'' can also refer to specific sediment ...

in the French Antarctic territory of

Adélie Land Adélie Land (french: Terre Adélie, ) is a claimed territory on the continent of Antarctica. It stretches from a portion of the Southern Ocean coastline all the way inland to the South Pole. France has administered it as one of five districts ...

Bizeux Rock

Bizeux Rock is a rocky island long lying east of Manchot Island and close northeast of

Cape Margerie Cape Margerie () is a low, ice-covered cape in Antarctica, marked by prominent rock outcrops at its northern end, lying midway between Cape Mousse and Lacroix Nunatak and bounded on the north by numerous rocky islands. It was charted by the Austr ...

Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest contine ...

. It was charted in 1950 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 fable ...

and named by them after an island located in the center of the

Rance Rance may refer to: Places * Rance (river), northwestern France * Rancé, a commune in eastern France, near Lyon * Ranče, a small settlement in Slovenia * Rance, Wallonia, part of the municipality of Sivry-Rance ** Rouge de Rance, a Devonian re ...

estuary, France.

Débarquement Rock

Débarquement Rock is a long rock and

historic site A historic site or heritage site is an official location where pieces of political, military, cultural, or social history have been preserved due to their cultural heritage value. Historic sites are usually protected by law, and many have been rec ...

(HSM 81).

Janet Rock

Janet Rock () is a small rock west-northwest of Liotard Glacier, lying immediately seaward of the ice cliffs overlying the coast of Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy

Operation Highjump Operation HIGHJUMP, officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946–1947, (also called Task Force 68), was a United States Navy (USN) operation to establish the Antarctic research base Little America IV. The opera ...

, 1946–47, was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1952–53, and named by them for

Paul Janet Paul Alexandre René Janet (30 April 1823 – 4 October 1899) was a French philosopher and writer. Biography Born in Paris, he became professor of moral philosophy at Bourges (1845–1848) and Strasbourg (1848–1857), and of logic at the ''lyc ...

, a French spiritualist-philosopher of the 19th century.

Mathieu Rock

Mathieu Rock () is an ice-free rock, midway between

Cape Bickerton Cape Bickerton () is an ice-covered point 5 nautical miles (9 km) east-northeast of Gravenoire Rock which marks the north extremity of the coastal area close east of Victor Bay. Charted by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition The Austral ...

and

Rock X Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a List of United Ki ...

, at the east side of the entrance to

Victor Bay Victor Bay () is a bay about wide and long, indenting the coast between Pourquoi Pas Point and Mathieu Rock, Antarctica. The bay is marked by an extensive chain of icebergs breaking away from the high tongue of Commandant Charcot Glacier. It ...

. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy

, 1946–47 and charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1952–53, under Marret. The rock was named for Mathieu Rivolier, born 29 April 1952, the son of the French doctor of the Antarctic expedition Jean Rivolier.

Rock X

Rock X () is a prominent offshore rock 0.4 miles (0.6 km) long, lying close inside the east side of the entrance to

, 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of

Gravenoire Rock 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 ...

, on the

Antarctic The Antarctic ( or , American English also or ; commonly ) is a polar region around Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica, the Kerguelen Plateau and other ...

coast. It was photographed from the air by

U.S. Navy Operation Highjump Operation HIGHJUMP, officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946–1947, (also called Task Force 68), was a United States Navy (USN) operation to establish the Antarctic research base Little America IV. The opera ...

, 1946–47, and charted by the

under Marret, 1952–53. The rocked was so named because the rock was indicated by a cross or "X" mark in selected prints of the

photographs for the purpose of identifying it to the French Antarctic Expedition party which established an astronomical control station there.

Tour de Pise

Tour de Pise () is an isolated rock dome, 27 m, which protrudes through the ice in northwest

Rostand Island Rostand Island is a rocky island 400 m long and 200 m south-east of Petrel Island (Antarctica), Petrel Island in the Geologie Archipelago of Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Jean ...

in the Geologie Archipelago. It was charted in 1951 by the

and named by them for the famous Tower of Pisa.

References

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