Sheppard Rocks

Sheppard Rocks

Sheppard Rocks (coord|75|37|S|158|38|E|) is a group of rocks lying 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Ricker Hills, in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Paul D. Sheppard, storekeeper with the South Pole Station winter party in 1966.


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