Debarquement Rock is an ice-free rock 0.1 miles (0.2 km) long marking the north end of the Dumoulin Islands

Dumoulin Islands

Dumoulin Islands is a small group of rocky islands at the northeast end of the Geologie Archipelago, 2.5 nautical miles north of Astrolabe Glacier Tongue. A French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville landed on one of these islands in 1840...

 and the northeast end of Geologie Archipelago

Geologie Archipelago

Geologie Archipelago is a small archipelago of rocky islands and rocks close north of Cape Geodesie and Astrolabe Glacier Tongue, extending from Helene Island on the west to Dumoulin Islands on the east. The French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville landed on Debarquement Rock in the...

. The French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville

Jules Dumont d'Urville

Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville was a French explorer, naval officer and rear admiral, who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica.-Childhood:Dumont was born at Condé-sur-Noireau...

 landed on a rocky islet in this vicinity in January 1840 and gave the name "Rocher du Debarquement." Positive identification of this feature has not been made, but on the basis of air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and surveys and geological studies made by the French Antarctic Expedition

French Antarctic Expedition

French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....

during the 1950-52 period, the seaward position of Debarquement Rock is believed to correlate with the feature so named by d'Urville.