Romanes Beach
Mount Bird is a 1,765 metres high shield volcano standing about 7 nautical miles south of Cape Bird, the northern extremity of Ross Island. It was mapped by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Scott, and apparently named by them after Cape Bird.Places of Interest
Highlights: Alexander Hill and Cinder Hill.
Romanes Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.27322° or 77° 16′ 24″ south
Longitude
166.37893° or 166° 22′ 44″ east
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
Named after
W Romanes
Open location code
2VJ8P9GH+PH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Romanes Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Romanes Beach”
- German: “Romanes Beach”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Romanes Beach”
- Swedish: “Romanes Beach”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Old Penguin Rookery and Cashman Crags.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Trachyte Hill and Fitzgerald Hill.
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