Rossini Point
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| Coordinates | 72 ° 26 ′ S , 73 ° 10 ′ W | |
| location | Alexander I Island ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Ronne Entrance | |
| Waters 2 | Bach Inlet | |
The Rossini Point is a snow-covered headland on the south coast of the West Antarctic Alexander Island . To the southeast, it marks the entrance from the Ronne Entrance into the Bach Inlet .
The cape was first sighted and roughly mapped during the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941). The British geographer Derek Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey carried out a new mapping in 1960 using aerial photographs taken by the American Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947-1948). The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the cape in 1961 after the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868).
Web links
- Rossini Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Rossini Point on geographic.org (English)