Ross Point
| Ross Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 21 ′ S , 59 ° 7 ′ W | |
| location | Nelson Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Varvara Cove | |
| Waters 2 | Nelson Strait | |
The Ross Point is a low headland in southwest of Nelson Iceland in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is 3 km southeast of Harmony Cove and marks the southeast entrance to Nelson Strait . At the same time, it is the southeast boundary of the entrance to Varvara Cove .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations mapped it in 1935. They named it after James W. Ross, a map-maker in the Hydrographic Office of the British Admiralty . There is a risk of confusion by name with the Punta Ross headland on the northwest side of the Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula .
Web links
- Ross Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ross Point on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 2, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 1326 (English).