Rosamel_Island

Rosamel Island

Rosamel Island

Island in Graham Land, Antarctica

Rosamel Island (63°34′S 56°17′W) is a circular island 1.9 km (1.2 mi) in diameter with precipitous cliffs of volcanic rock rising to a snow-covered peak 435 m (1,427 ft) high, lying west of Dundee Island in the south entrance to Antarctic Sound.[1] It is part of the James Ross Island Volcanic Group.[2]

The island was discovered by the French expedition, 1837–40, under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, and named by him for V. Admiral Claude de Rosamel, French Minister of Marine under whose orders the expedition sailed.[1]

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  1. [1]
    Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Rosamel Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.  Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "Geological Map of James Ross Island" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2020.


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