Tent Rock
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Tent Rock is a small nunatak
shaped like a ridge tent, lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southwest of Thomas Rock
and 7 nautical miles (13 km) west of Ricker Hills
in the Prince Albert Mountains
, Oates Land
. Mapped and descriptively named by the Southern Party
of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1962-63.
Nunatak
A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...
shaped like a ridge tent, lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southwest of Thomas Rock
Thomas Rock
Thomas Rock is a small nunatak lying 1 nautical mile northeast of Tent Rock and 6 nautical miles west of Ricker Hills in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos 1956-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic...
and 7 nautical miles (13 km) west of Ricker Hills
Ricker Hills
Ricker Hills is a group of mainly ice-free hills, about 9 nautical miles long, lying just west of Hollingsworth Glacier in the Prince Albert Mountains, Oates Land. Mapped and named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1962–63, for J.F. Ricker, a...
in the Prince Albert Mountains
Prince Albert Mountains
The Prince Albert Mountains are a major mountain group in Antarctica over 320 km long. Located in Victoria Land, they run north-south between the Priestley and Ferrar glaicers....
, Oates Land
Oates Land
Oates Land is a wedge-shaped segment of East Antarctica stretching along and inland from the Oates Coast. Part of the Australian claim to the Antarctic, it extends between 153°45' E and 150° E, forming a wedge between 60° S and the South Pole. It is bounded in the east by the Ross Dependency and in...
. Mapped and descriptively named by the Southern Party
Southern Party
The Southern Party was a minor political party in the United States that operated exclusively in the South. The party supported states' rights and increased Southern cultural and regionalist activism....
of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE), 1962-63.