Name details

Rossini Point

Rossini Point (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Rossini Point  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 110945

Feature type: Point

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

SE entrance point of Bach Inlet, SW Alexander Island, was photographed from the air by RARE in December 1947; following map compilation from the air photographs by FIDS in 1959, named after Gioacchini Antonio Rossini (1792-1868), Italian composer ([in 72°27'S 72°39'W] APC, 1961, p.3; USHO chart 6638, 1962; Searle, 1963, end map; [co-ordinates adjusted from USLANDSAT imagery of January 1973] BAS 250 sheet SS 16-18/4, 1-DOS 1974; APC, 1977, p.28). Mys Rossini (Soviet Union. AA, 1966, Pl. 24). Punta Rossini (Argentina. IGM map, 1966).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
72° 28' 00.0" S
-72.46667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
73° 09' 00.0" W
-73.15000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
2-Mar-2006

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