Roman Four Promontory
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 13 ′ S , 66 ° 56 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Fallières coast | |
| Waters | Marguerite Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Neny Fjord | |
| height | 830 m | |
The Roman Four Promontory ( English for Roman Four Headland ) is an up to 830 m high headland on the Fallières coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It marks the northern limit of the entrance to the Neny Fjord .
An initial mapping was carried out by participants in the British Graham Land Expedition (1934-1937) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer John Rymill . It was named by participants in the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941). It was named after the arrangement of snow-filled crevices on the edge of the headland in the form of a Roman four (IV).
Web links
- Roman Four Promontory in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Roman Four Promontory on geographic.org (English)