The island is home to many craggy rock faces, which make climbing difficult.

[1] It was initially charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition.

[2] The island was named by them "Rocher des Drus" or "Dru Rock" in memory of their scaling of the needle-shaped peaks of Chamonix, France, "dru" being a local word for threatening.

[5] This article incorporates public domain material from "Dru Rock".

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