Forbidden Rocks
Encyclopedia
Forbidden Rocks is a linear rock outcrop, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, located on the west edge of Christoffersen Heights
and between Haskell Glacier
and Walk Glacier
, in the Jones Mountains
. Mapped by the University of Minnesota
Jones Mountains Party, 1960-61. So named by the party because the rocks were inaccessible from their northwest approach because of crevasse
fields.
Christoffersen Heights
Christoffersen Heights are broad snow-covered heights which form the south-central portion of the Jones Mountains, southward of Bonnabeau Dome and Anderson Dome. They were mapped by the University of Minnesota Jones Mountains Party, 1960–61, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names...
and between Haskell Glacier
Haskell Glacier
Haskell Glacier is a small glacier descending from Christoffersen Heights and draining west between Prism Ridge and Forbidden Rocks, in the Jones Mountains. Mapped by the University of Minnesota Jones Mountains Party, 1960-61. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Hugh B....
and Walk Glacier
Walk Glacier
Walk Glacier is a glacier descending westward from Christoffersen Heights, to the south of Forbidden Rocks, in the Jones Mountains. Mapped by the University of Minnesota Jones Mountains Party, 1960-61. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Donald R. Walk, U.S. Navy,...
, in the Jones Mountains
Jones Mountains
The Jones Mountains are an isolated group of mountains, trending generally east-west for 43 km , situated on the Eights Coast, Ellsworth Land, about 80 km south of Dustin Island...
. Mapped by the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
Jones Mountains Party, 1960-61. So named by the party because the rocks were inaccessible from their northwest approach because of crevasse
Crevasse
A crevasse is a deep crack in an ice sheet rhys glacier . Crevasses form as a result of the movement and resulting stress associated with the sheer stress generated when two semi-rigid pieces above a plastic substrate have different rates of movement...
fields.