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Welch Rocks

Coordinates: 67°33′S 62°54′E / 67.550°S 62.900°E / -67.550; 62.900
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Welch Rocks
Welch Rocks is located in Antarctica
Welch Rocks
Welch Rocks
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°33′S 62°54′E / 67.550°S 62.900°E / -67.550; 62.900
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Welch Rocks are two rocks 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) north of Welch Island in the east part of Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land. Plotted from photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1958 and 1959. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) after Welch Island.

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Welch Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.