Rock formations of Adélie Land

It was charted in 1950 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them after an island located in the center of the Rance estuary, France.

It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47 and charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1952–53, under Marret.

It was photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy during Operation Highjump (1946–47), and charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Marret, 1952–53.

This marking served to identify the feature to the French expedition party, which established an astronomical control station there.

Tour de Pise (66°40′S 140°1′E / 66.667°S 140.017°E / -66.667; 140.017) is an isolated rock dome, 27 m, which protrudes through the ice in northwest Rostand Island in the Géologie Archipelago.