Dixey Rock

Dixey Rock (63°28′S 54°40′W) is a rock rising 25 metres (80 ft) above sea level, 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) southeast of Darwin Island in the Danger Islands. It was mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1953–54 and 1956–58, and photographed from the air by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition, 1956–57. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1980 after David J. Dixey, Head of Nautical Branch 5 at the Hydrographic Department.[1]

References

1. "Dixey Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-21.

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