Hombron Rocks

Antarctica / Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK / General Bernardo OHiggins - permanent station of Chile /
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Rocks awash lying off Thanaron Point, Trinity Peninsula. Discovered by a French expedition, 1837-40, under Capt. Jules Dumont d'Urville, and named by him for Jacques Hombron, a surgeon with the expedition. The rocks were surveyed by the FIDS in 1946.
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Coordinates:   63°26'44"S   58°39'37"W
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