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'''Rocky promontory''' or '''Punta Cuatro Romano''' or '''Roman Figure Four Mountain''' or '''Roman Four Rock''' is a [[cliff]]/[[promontory]], rising to 830 m, marking the north side of the entrance to [[Neny Fjord]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Roman Four Promontory is located at {{Coord|68|13|S|66|56|W|}} and has an elevation of 830 m. Roman Four Promontory was first charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) (1934-1937) under [[John Riddoch Rymill]]. The name was given by members of [[East Base]] of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) Expedition (1939-1941), whose base was located on nearby [[Stonington Island]], and derives from [[snow]]-filled [[Cleft (disambiguation)|clefts]] along the face of the [[promontory]] giving the appearance of a [[Roman numeral]] [[4 (number)|IV]]. |
'''Rocky promontory''' or '''Punta Cuatro Romano''' or '''Roman Figure Four Mountain''' or '''Roman Four Rock''' is a [[cliff]]/[[promontory]], rising to 830 m, marking the north side of the entrance to [[Neny Fjord]] on the west coast of [[Graham Land]]. Roman Four Promontory is located at {{Coord|68|13|S|66|56|W|}} and has an elevation of 830 m. Roman Four Promontory was first charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) (1934-1937) under [[John Riddoch Rymill]]. The name was given by members of [[East Base]] of the [[United States Antarctic Service]] (USAS) Expedition (1939-1941), whose base was located on nearby [[Stonington Island]], and derives from [[snow]]-filled [[Cleft (disambiguation)|clefts]] along the face of the [[promontory]] giving the appearance of a [[Roman numeral]] [[4 (number)|IV]]. |
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Rocky promontory or Punta Cuatro Romano or Roman Figure Four Mountain or Roman Four Rock is a cliff/promontory, rising to 830 m, marking the north side of the entrance to Neny Fjord on the west coast of Graham Land. Roman Four Promontory is located at 68°13′S 66°56′W / 68.217°S 66.933°W and has an elevation of 830 m. Roman Four Promontory was first charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) (1934-1937) under John Riddoch Rymill. The name was given by members of East Base of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) Expedition (1939-1941), whose base was located on nearby Stonington Island, and derives from snow-filled clefts along the face of the promontory giving the appearance of a Roman numeral IV.