Dru Rock is a rocky island long between
Retour Island and
Claquebue Island in the
Curzon Islands
The Curzon Islands are a small group of rocky islands lying close off Cape Découverte, Adélie Coast. They were probably sighted in January 1840 by a French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, though not identified as islands on d ...
. The island is home to many craggy rock faces, which make climbing difficult.
Charting
It was initially charted in 1951 by the
French Antarctic Expedition
The French Antarctic Expedition is any of several French expeditions in Antarctica.
1837–1840
In 1837, during an 1837–1840 expedition across the deep southern hemisphere, Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville sailed his ship ''Astrolabe'' alo ...
. The island was named by them "Rocher des Drus" or "Dru Rock" in memory of their scaling of the needle-shaped peaks of
Chamonix, France, "dru" being a local word for threatening.
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names transferred the French name to English in 1962.
References
Islands of Adélie Land
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