Aldebaran Rock (70°50′S 66°41′W / 70.833°S 66.683°W / -70.833; -66.683Coordinates: 70°50′S 66°41′W / 70.833°S 66.683°W / -70.833; -66.683) is a particularly conspicuous nunatak of bright red rock, located near the head of Bertram Glacier and 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Pegasus Mountains in western Palmer Land, Antarctica. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Aldebaran, an orange-colored star that is the brightest in the constellation of Taurus.
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