Bigelow Rock is a low, ice-covered rock about 150 foot long, with numerous rock exposures close above sea level, lying immediately west of Shackleton Ice Shelf

Shackleton Ice Shelf

Shackleton Ice Shelf is an extensive ice shelf fronting the coast of East Antarctica for about 384 km , projecting seaward about 145 km in the western portion and 64 km in the east. It occupies an area of 33,820 km². It is part of Mawson Sea and separates the Queen Mary Coast to the west from...

, about 25 miles (40.2 km) northeast of Junction Corner

Junction Corner

Junction Corner is the junction point of the mainland with the west side of Shackleton Ice Shelf. It was discovered and named by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-14, under Mawson....

. It was delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (OpHjp), 1946–47. An astronomical control station was established on the rock by U.S. Navy Operation Windmill (OpWml), 1947–48. It was named by the 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...

 for Tech. Sergeant George H. Bigelow, United States Marine Corps

United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...

, tractor driver-mechanic with OpHjp and OpWml.