Roman Four Promontory
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Rocky promontory or Punta Cuatro Romano or Roman Figure Four Mountain or Roman Four Rock is a cliff
/promontory
, rising to 830 m, marking the north side of the entrance to Neny Fjord
on the west coast of Graham Land
. Roman Four Promontory is located at 68°13′S 66°56′W and has an elevation of 830 m. Roman Four Promontory was first charted by the British Graham Land Expedition
(BGLE) (1934–1937) under John Riddoch Rymill
. The name was given by members of East Base of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) Expedition (1939–1941), whose base was located on nearby Stonington Island
, and derives from snow
-filled clefts
along the face of the promontory
giving the appearance of a Roman numeral IV.
Cliff
In geography and geology, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers. Cliffs are usually...
/promontory
Promontory
Promontory may refer to:*Promontory, a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water*Promontory, Utah, the location where the United States first Transcontinental Railroad was completed...
, rising to 830 m, marking the north side of the entrance to Neny Fjord
Neny Fjord
Neny Fjord is a fjord which is 10 miles long in an east-west direction and 5 miles wide, between Red Rock Ridge and Roman Four Promontory on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.-History:...
on the west coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
. Roman Four Promontory is located at 68°13′S 66°56′W and has an elevation of 830 m. Roman Four Promontory was first charted by the British Graham Land Expedition
British Graham Land Expedition
A British expedition to Graham Land led by John Lachlan Cope took place between 1920 and 1922. The British Graham Land Expedition was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 to 1937. Under the leadership of John Riddoch Rymill, the expedition spent two...
(BGLE) (1934–1937) under John Riddoch Rymill
John Riddoch Rymill
John Riddoch Rymill was an Australian polar explorer, who had the rare second clasp added to his Polar Medal.- Early life :Rymill was born the son of a farmer on 13 March 1905 at Penola, South Australia...
. The name was given by members of East Base of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) Expedition (1939–1941), whose base was located on nearby Stonington Island
Stonington Island
Stonington Island is a rocky island lying 1 mile northeast of Neny Island in the eastern part of Marguerite Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. Stonington Island is located at . Stonington Island, 0.4 miles long from northwest to southeast and 0.2 miles wide formerly connected by a drifted snow...
, and derives from snow
Snow
Snow is a form of precipitation within the Earth's atmosphere in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. Since snow is composed of small ice particles, it is a granular material. It has an open and therefore soft structure, unless packed by...
-filled clefts
Cleft (disambiguation)
A cleft is an opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentationCleft may refer to:-Anatomy:* Cleft lip and palate, a congenital deformity* A cleft chin, a dimple on the chin* The pudendal cleft, part of the female genitalia...
along the face of the promontory
Promontory
Promontory may refer to:*Promontory, a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water*Promontory, Utah, the location where the United States first Transcontinental Railroad was completed...
giving the appearance of a Roman numeral IV.