Rowe Point
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Rowe Point is a sharp, low ice-free point on the southeast coast of Barclay Bay
in western Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica.
The point is named after Captain Henry Rowe, Master of the British sealing
vessel Grace that operated out of the bay of New Plymouth
, Livingston Island in 1821-22.
, 3 km northeast of Bilyar Point
, 14.64 km east by south of Essex Point
, 15.93 km south-southwest of Cape Shirreff
and 4.69 km north by west of the highest point of Rotch Dome
(British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Barclay Bay
Barclay Bay is a bay lying between Cape Shirreff and Essex Point on the north side of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The name appears on an 1825 chart of the British sealing expedition under James Weddell, and is now established in international usage.-Maps:* L.L. Ivanov et al....
in western Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica.
The point is named after Captain Henry Rowe, Master of the British sealing
Seal hunting
Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. The hunt is currently practiced in five countries: Canada, where most of the world's seal hunting takes place, Namibia, the Danish region of Greenland, Norway and Russia...
vessel Grace that operated out of the bay of New Plymouth
New Plymouth, Livingston Island
New Plymouth is a bay bordered by an extensive line of beaches, lying south of Start Point and between Rugged Island and the west end of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica....
, Livingston Island in 1821-22.
Location
Rowe Point is located at 62°35′30.8"S 60°54′02"W which is 4.6 km northeast of Nedelya PointNedelya Point
Nedelya Point is a sharp ice-free point on the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica projecting 300 m into Barclay Bay. Situated 1.7 km southwest of Bilyar Point, 3 km east of Lair Point, and 1.6 km northeast of Sparadok Point...
, 3 km northeast of Bilyar Point
Bilyar Point
Bilyar Point is a rounded ice-free point on the north coast of western Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica projecting 350 m into Barclay Bay...
, 14.64 km east by south of Essex Point
Essex Point
Essex Point is a point at the northwest end of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica forming the west side of the entrance to Barclay Bay and the northeast side of the entrance to Svishtov Cove....
, 15.93 km south-southwest of Cape Shirreff
Cape Shirreff
Cape Shirreff is a prominent cape at the north end of the rocky peninsula which separates Hero Bay and Barclay Bay on the north coast of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands...
and 4.69 km north by west of the highest point of Rotch Dome
Rotch Dome
Rotch Dome is the sloping ice dome rising to 360 m immediately east of Byers Peninsula, and between Barclay Bay and Walker Bay in Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
(British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
