Rowe Point
| Rowe Point | ||
 Map of the Byers Peninsula ( Livingston Island ) with Rowe Point (top right) |
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 36 ′ S , 60 ° 54 ′ W | |
| location | Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| coast | Zornitsa Cove | |
| Waters | Barclay Bay | |
The Rowe Point is a headland on the north coast of Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It protrudes 13 km south-southwest of Cape Shirreff into Barclay Bay .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the headland in 1961 after Henry Rowe, captain of the British sealer Grace from Plymouth , who operated in the waters around the South Shetland Islands between 1821 and 1822.
Web links
- Rowe Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Rowe Point on geographic.org (English)