Tour de Pise

Tour de Pise (66°40′S 140°1′E) is an isolated rock dome, 27 m, which protrudes through the ice in northwest Rostand Island in the Geologie Archipelago. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for the infamous Tower of Pisa.

Emperor penguins and chicks with the rock known as Tour de Pise in the background (anaglyphic 3D picture,

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Tour de Pise". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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