Smith Rocks () is a group of rocks lying northeast of
Canopus Islands, west of
Kitney Island
Kitney Island is a small island east-northeast of the Smith Rocks, southwest of the Wiltshire Rocks, and northwest of the Paterson Islands, off the coast of Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. The Lars Christensen Expedition (1936) first mapped ...
, southwest of
Wiltshire Rocks, and northwest of
Paterson Islands, in the east part of
Holme Bay Holme Bay is a bay in Antarctica in Mac. Robertson Land, wide, containing many islands, indenting the coast north of the Framnes Mountains. Holme Bay is largely snow-free and was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs take ...
,
Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the
Lars Christensen Expedition
Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries.
Origin
''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel".
A homonymous Etruscan name was ...
, 1936–37, and named Spjotoyholmane. Renamed by
Antarctic Names Committee of Australia
The Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC) was established to advise the Government on names for features in the Australian Antarctic Territory and the subantarctic territory of Heard Island and the McDonald Islands. The commi ...
(ANCA) for Captain
V. Smith, RAASC, DUKW driver who took part in ANARE (
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE ) is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program (AAp) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
History
Australia has had a long involv ...
) changeover operations at Davis and Mawson stations in 1958-59 and 1959–60.
References
Rock formations of Mac. Robertson Land
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