Beaver Rocks | |
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Rock formation | |
  Beaver Rocks | |
| Coordinates: 63°40′S 59°21′W / 63.667°S 59.350°W | |
| Location | Belitsa Peninsula, Antarctica |
Location of Belitsa Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.
The Beaver Rocks (63°40′S 59°21′W / 63.667°S 59.350°W) are a group of rocks lying 2 nautical miles (4 km) off Belitsa Peninsula at a point midway between Notter Point and Cape Kjellman, Trinity Peninsula. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after the de Havilland Beaver, a type of aircraft used by the British Antarctic Survey.[1]
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