Rochette Point
| Rochette Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 38 ′ S , 45 ° 17 ′ W | |
| location | Coronation Island ( South Orkney Islands ) | |
| Waters | Sayer Bay | |
The Rochette Point is a headland on the north coast of Coronation Iceland in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . It is east of Crown Head at the head of Sayer Bay .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2017. It is named after the cartographer Louis Stanislas d'Arcy de La Rochette (1731-1802).
Web links
- Rochette Point . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland and the South Orkney Islands (English)