Adams Rocks

Adams Rocks

Adams Rocks (coord|76|14|S|145|39|W|) is a pair of large rock outcrops that overlook the inner part of Block Bay from northward, located 7 miles (11 km) west of Mount June, Phillips Mountains, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41) and by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos (1959-65). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for James G. Adams, builder, U.S. Navy, of the Byrd Station party, 1967.


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