Austpynten
| Austpynten | ||
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 37 ′ S , 38 ° 23 ′ E | |
| location | Padda , Antarctica | |
| Waters | Lützow-Holm-Bucht | |
The Austpynten ( Norwegian for east point ) is a headland that forms the northeastern end of the island of Padda in the Lützow-Holm Bay off the Prince Harald coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land .
Norwegian cartographers, who also named it, mapped this cape using aerial photos taken during the Lars Christensen expedition in 1936/37 .
Web links
- Auspynten in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Austpynten on geographic.org (English)