Rothera Point
Rothera Point is a cape in Antarctica. Rothera Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Rothera Research Station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rothera Air Facility and Dirck Gerritsz.
Rothera Air Facility
Aerodrome
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Rothera Air Facility is an airfield serving Rothera Research Station, the British Antarctic Survey logistics centre for the Antarctic and home of well-equipped biological laboratories and facilities for a wide range of research.
Dirck Gerritsz
Dwelling
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Dirck Gerritsz Laboratory is a Dutch Antarctic research facility on Adelaide Island near Rothera Research Station. It is operated by the Netherlands Polar Programme of the Dutch Research Council and British Antarctic Survey and was opened on 27 January 2013.
Killingbeck Island
Islet
Killingbeck Island is a small island lying east of Rothera Point, off the southeast coast of Adelaide Island, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1964 for John B.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rothera Research Station.
Rothera Research Station
Hamlet
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The Rothera Research Station is a British Antarctic Survey base on the Antarctic Peninsula, located at Rothera Point, Adelaide Island. Rothera also serves as the capital of the British Antarctic Territory, a British Overseas Territory.
Rothera Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
“Rothera Point” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Rothera, punta”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Cove and Rothera Research Station.
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