Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Rothera (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Rothera (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Station
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:
BAS station at Rothera Point (q.v.), SE Adelaide Island, was established on 1 February 1976, with easy access to an NE-SW ice runway situated 5km to the NW; called "Base R" and later named Rothera in association with the point, the name coming into official use, 15 August 1977 (BA, 1977, p.1; BAS, 1977c, end map; 250P sheet SQ 19-20/14 (Ext.),1-DOS 1978; SPRI, 1978, p.69; APC, 1980, p.5; BA chart 3462, 25.iii.1983). "Rothera Base", "Rothera Station" (BAS, 1977c, p.4 and photograph facing p.9).
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