The feature is named after
Francis Ronalds (1788-1873), a British scientist and inventor who modified the
octant to create the
surveying sector; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of
geodetic instruments and methods.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
Notes
^A. Gurney. Below the Convergence: Voyages Toward Antarctica, 1699-1839. New York: Penguin Books, 1998. 315 pp.