Rothera Point

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

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

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Place ID: 12396
Name ID: 110948

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

E entrance point of Ryder Bay, Wright Peninsula, SE Adelaide Island, and site of the BAS station Rothera (q.v.), was photographed from the air by FIDASE and surveyed from the ground by FIDS from "Horseshoe Island" and "Detaille Island", 1957-58; named after John Michael Rothera (b. 1934), FIDS surveyor, "Horseshoe Island", 1957-58, and "Detaille Island", 1958-59 (APC, 1960, p.7; BA chart 3571, 14.vii.1961; 3462, 25.iii.1983). The point was designated SSSI No. 9 under the Antarctic Treaty (SPRI, 1986, p.228).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
67° 34' 03.0" S
-67.56750°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
68° 07' 47.0" W
-68.12972°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
23-Sep-1960

Related information

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