Dru Rock

Dru Rock (66°46′S 141°35′E / 66.767°S 141.583°E / -66.767; 141.583) is a rocky island 0.15 nautical miles (0.3 km) long between Retour Island and Claquebue Island in the Curzon Islands. Charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them "Rocher des Drus" in memory of the scaling of the needle-shaped peaks of Chamonix, France, "dru" being French for strong.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Dru Rock" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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