Chevron Rocks
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Chevron Rocks is a distinctive rock outcrop at the north end of Retrospect Spur
, near the head of Hood Glacier
in the Queen Maud Mountains
. A New Zealand
party climbed Retrospect Spur during the 1959–60 season. They gave the name Chevron Rocks because of their appearance, resembling the stripes worn by non-commissioned officers.
Retrospect Spur
Retrospect Spur is a spur, 7 nautical miles long, descending north-northwest from the base of Separation Range into the east side of Hood Glacier. So named by the New Zealand Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition because they climbed the spur to obtain a panorama of Hood Glacier, which they had just...
, near the head of Hood Glacier
Hood Glacier
Hood Glacier is a glacier about 25 nautical miles long draining northward from Siege Dome in the Commonwealth Range. It enters Ross Ice Shelf between that range and Separation Range. Discovered by the Southern Polar Party of British Antarctic Expedition under Ernest Shackleton. Named for Admiral...
in the Queen Maud Mountains
Queen Maud Mountains
The Queen Maud Mountains are a major group of mountains, ranges and subordinate features of the Transantarctic Mountains, lying between the Beardmore and Reedy Glaciers and including the area from the head of the Ross Ice Shelf to the polar plateau in Antarctica...
. A New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
party climbed Retrospect Spur during the 1959–60 season. They gave the name Chevron Rocks because of their appearance, resembling the stripes worn by non-commissioned officers.