Archibald Point
| Archibald Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 13 ′ S , 56 ° 42 ′ W | |
| location | Bransfield Island ( Joinville Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Antarctic Sound | |
The Archibald Point is an exposed rocky headland on the southwest coast of Bransfield Island before the northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1963 after George Kenneth Archibald (* 1933), first officer of the research vessel RRS Shackleton, which was commissioned in 1954 for the British Antarctic Survey .
Web links
- Archibald Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Archibald Point on geographic.org (English)