Andrews Point
| Andrews Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 31 ′ S , 62 ° 54 ′ W | |
| location | Anvers Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Waters | Hackapike Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Inverleith Harbor | |
The Andrews Point is a headland on the northeast coast of Anvers Island in the West Antarctic Palmer Archipelago . It lies between Hackapike Bay and Inverleith Harbor on the Schollaert Canal .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations mapped it in 1927. It is probably named after the expedition member Andrew Nicol Porteous (1889 - unknown), engineer on the research vessel RRS Discovery II .
Web links
- Andrews Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Andrews Point on geographic.org (English)