Weeder Rock is a small isolated coastal rock located 6 nautical miles (11 km) north-northwest of Mount Belolikov

Mount Belolikov

Mount Belolikov is a mountain along the west wall of Gannutz Glacier, about 8 nautical miles west-northwest of Mount Bruce, in the Bowers Mountains. Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Surveyed by Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1958 and named after Soviet...

. It rises above the smooth, ice-covered peninsula

Peninsula

A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....

 between the mouths of Rennick and Gannutz Glaciers. Mapped by United States Geological Survey

United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...

 (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...

 (US-ACAN) for Courtland C. Weeder, U.S. Navy, storekeeper with the South Pole Station winter party, 1965.