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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 {{AdélieLand-geo-stub