Canso Rocks

The Canso Rocks (63°39′S 59°18′W) are two rocks lying west of Bone Bay, 2 nautical miles (4 km) northwest of Notter Point on Belitsa Peninsula, Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after the Canso, one of the types of aircraft used by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (1955–57).[1]

Location of Belitsa Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.

References
  1. "Canso Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-24.

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