Roscoe Promontory

Roscoe Promontory (

66°52′S 64°27′W / 66.867°S 64.450°W / -66.867; -64.450Coordinates: 66°52′S 64°27′W / 66.867°S 64.450°W / -66.867; -64.450) is a massive ice-capped promontory between Aagaard Glacier and Mitterling Glacier on the north side of Mill Inlet, Foyn Coast, Graham Land. The feature was photographed by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) and surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1947. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1987 after John H. Roscoe, photogrammetrist on U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and Operation Windmill, 1947–48; author of , , Department of the Navy, 1951, and Antarctica, , Department of the Air Force, 1953. The promontory is in proximity to several features named after Antarctic bibliographers.

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Roscoe Promontory". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)