Dru Rock

Dru Rock
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°46′S 141°35′E / 66.767°S 141.583°E / -66.767; 141.583Coordinates: 66°46′S 141°35′E / 66.767°S 141.583°E / -66.767; 141.583
Length 0.28 km (0.174 mi)
Country
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Dru Rock is a rocky island 0.28 kilometres (0.15 nmi) long between Retour Island and Claquebue Island in the Curzon Islands. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them "Rocher des Drus" in memory of the scaling of the needle-shaped peaks of Chamonix, France, "dru" being a French word for strong.[1]

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Dru Rock" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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