Yotsume Rocks

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Yotsume Rocks (69°44′S, 38°7′E) is a group of four distinct rock exposures on the ice-covered north side of Djupvikneset Peninsula, along the southwest shore of Lutzow-Holm Bay. First mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Surveyed by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957-62, and named Yotsume-iwa (the rock with four eyes).

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