Troughton Rocks
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troughton-rocks-172-6831213
title:
Troughton Rocks
text:
Troughton Rocks are the group of rocks off the northwest extremity of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica lying in an aquatory of 27 ha that is 315 m long in east-west direction and 120 m wide. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers. The feature is named after Edward Troughton (1753-1835), a British instrument maker who improved the theodolite design; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments a
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Rocks in Antarctica
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troughton_Rocks
date created:
2021-05-25T17:41:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T19:26:18Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Snow-Island-location-map.png","width":1669,"height":1144}
fields total:
13
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16