Rousseau Peak
Encyclopedia
Rousseau Peak is a peak rising to 272 m in the north of Breznik Heights
, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica and surmounting Sotos Point
to the west-northwest and Fuerza Aérea Glacier
to the north, west and south. Precipitous, rocky west slopes.
The feature is named after Lieutenant Commander Óscar Rousseau, an Argentine Navy
officer who joined the 1947 Chilean Antarctic Expedition as a guest of the Government of Chile.
, 4.61 km west of Bogdan Ridge
, 3.81 km north-northwest of Lyutitsa Nunatak
and 2.12 km east of Ferrer Point
(British mapping in 1968, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Breznik Heights
Breznik Heights rises to over 600 m in the southeast part of Greenwich Island. They extend 12 km between Santa Cruz Point in the north east and the base of the moraine spit at the mouth of Yankee Harbour in the southwest...
, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica and surmounting Sotos Point
Sotos Point
Sotos Point is a glaciated point projecting 180 m into the southeast part of Discovery Bay, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and forming the east side of the entrance to Montecinos Cove ....
to the west-northwest and Fuerza Aérea Glacier
Fuerza Aérea Glacier
Fuerza Aérea Glacier is a glacier on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 4.5 km in northeast-southwest direction and 2 km in southeast-northwest direction and draining the northwest slopes of Breznik Heights to flow northwestwards into Discovery Bay.The...
to the north, west and south. Precipitous, rocky west slopes.
The feature is named after Lieutenant Commander Óscar Rousseau, an Argentine Navy
Argentine Navy
The Navy of the Argentine Republic or Armada of the Argentine Republic is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the Army and the Air Force....
officer who joined the 1947 Chilean Antarctic Expedition as a guest of the Government of Chile.
Location
The peak is located at 62°29′54"S 59°39′19.5"W which is 1.87 km south-southwest of López NunatakLópez Nunatak
López Nunatak is a rocky ridge of elevation 275 m forming the north extremity of Breznik Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and surmounting Fuerza Aérea Glacier to the south-southwest, and Ash Point and the Chilean Antarctic base Arturo Prat to the northwest.The...
, 4.61 km west of Bogdan Ridge
Bogdan Ridge
Bogdan Ridge is a conspicuous rocky ridge of elevation 440 m forming the northeast extremity of Breznik Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
, 3.81 km north-northwest of Lyutitsa Nunatak
Lyutitsa Nunatak
Lyutitsa Nunatak is a rocky peak of elevation 430 m projecting from the ice cap in Breznik Heights on Greenwich Island, Antarctica. Overlooking Musala Glacier to the north, east, and south...
and 2.12 km east of Ferrer Point
Ferrer Point
Ferrer Point is a point projecting 700 m into the south part of Discovery Bay, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica with an adjacent ice-free area of...
(British mapping in 1968, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.
