Roché Cwm
| Roché Cwm | ||
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| location | Bird Island ( South Georgia ) | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 0 ′ 10 ″ S , 38 ° 1 ′ 51 ″ W | |
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| Type | Kar | |
Roché Cwm is a cirque on Bird Island off the northwest tip of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It is located southeast of Roché Peak .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1982 based on the name of the mountain of the same name. Its namesake is the English merchant Anthony de la Roché , who discovered South Georgia in 1675.
Web links
- Roché Cwm . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)