Rossa Point

Rossa Point (

65°57′S 65°14′W / 65.950°S 65.233°W / -65.950; -65.233Coordinates: 65°57′S 65°14′W / 65.950°S 65.233°W / -65.950; -65.233) is a point 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Ferin Head on Velingrad Peninsula, the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934–37. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for , a Jokkmokk Sami who, with , accompanied A.E. Nordenskjold to Greenland in 1883 and first demonstrated the possibilities of skis for polar travel.

Maps[]

• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1971.

References[]

• SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

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