Name details

Rochette Point

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

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

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 140199

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.

Narrative

A point feature.

Named For

Names for Louis Stanislas d Arcy de la Rochette (1731-1812), Hydrographer to Laurie and Whittle, leading independent C19 publishers of maps, charts and nautical works. Named in association with Whittle Point and Sayer Bay.

Location

Latitude:
60° 37' 30.0" S
-60.62500°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
45° 16' 55.0" W
-45.28194°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Landsat 8 image 2017-10-04, 30 m resolution
Source Identifier:
https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
British Antarctic Survey
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
8-Nov-2018

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