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Westarctica at 20:32, 7 March 2022

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	==Noble title==		==Noble title==
	As part of the [[20th Anniversary Honors and Appointments]] celebrating [[Westarctica]]'s 20 years of sovereignty, Sir Lyle H. Sorrell, the Baronet of Harpmore was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Viscount of Adams.		As part of the [[20th Anniversary Honors and Appointments]] celebrating [[Westarctica]]'s 20 years of sovereignty, Sir Lyle H. Sorrell, the Baronet of Harpmore was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] [[Viscount of Adams]].

	[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]

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	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==
	The rocks were mapped by the United States [[Antarctic]] Service during the 1939–41 research seasons, and further explored by the United States Geological Survey and mapped with [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken from 1959–65. Adams Rocks were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for James G. Adams, who served as a U.S. Navy builder with the Byrd Station party in 1967.		The rocks were mapped by the United States [[Antarctic]] Service during the 1939–41 research seasons, and further explored by the United States Geological Survey and mapped with [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken from 1959–65. Adams Rocks were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for James G. Adams, who served as a U.S. Navy builder with the Byrd Station party in 1967.

			==Noble title==
			As part of the [[20th Anniversary Honors and Appointments]] celebrating [[Westarctica]]'s 20 years of sovereignty, Sir Lyle H. Sorrell, the Baronet of Harpmore was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Viscount of Adams.

	[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]

Westarctica at 18:54, 1 September 2021

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	'''Adams Rocks''' (76°14′S 145°39′W) are a pair of large rock outcrops that overlook the inner part of [[Block Bay]]. They are located 13 kilometers (7 nmi) west of [[Mount June]] in the [[Phillips Mountains]].		[[File:Adams Rocks.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Map showing location of Adams Rocks in the Phillips Mountains.]]
			'''Adams Rocks''' (76°14′S 145°39′W) are a pair of large rock outcrops that overlook the inner part of [[Block Bay]]. They are located 13 kilometers (7 nmi) west of [[Mount June]] in the [[Phillips Mountains]]. The highest of the two rocks is 679 meters tall.

	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==

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'''Adams Rocks''' (76°14′S 145°39′W) are a pair of large rock outcrops that overlook the inner part of [[Block Bay]]. They are located 13 kilometers (7 nmi) west of [[Mount June]] in the [[Phillips Mountains]].

==Discovery and name==
The rocks were mapped by the United States [[Antarctic]] Service during the 1939–41 research seasons, and further explored by the United States Geological Survey and mapped with [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken from 1959–65. Adams Rocks were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for James G. Adams, who served as a U.S. Navy builder with the Byrd Station party in 1967.

[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]