Knezevich Rock [SEP] continent
Knezevich Rock
Knezevich Rock () is a rock outcrop on the lower part of the north slope of Mount Takahe in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It lies at the east side of the mouth of Clausen Glacier. The rock was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1959–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Nick Knezevich, Jr., U.S. Navy, an electronics technician at South Pole Station, 1974.
Clausen Glacier
Clausen Glacier () is a narrow glacier draining northward from the summit of Mount Takahe in Marie Byrd Land. The terminus of the glacier is just west of Knezevich Rock. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy aerial photos, 1959–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Henrik B. Clausen of the University of Bern, Switzerland, United States Antarctic Research Program glaciologist at Byrd Station, 1969–70.