Barrel point
| Barrel point | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 10 ′ S , 58 ° 36 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Cardozo Cove | |
| Waters 2 | Goulden Cove | |
The Barrel Point is a cape of King George Iceland in the South Shetland Islands . In Admiralty Bay it forms the eastern branch of Rhyolite Head between Cardozo Cove and Goulden Cove , the two branches of the Ezcurra Fjord .
Polish scientists they named in 1999 after a found here wooden barrels ( English barrel ), which apparently whalers had left at the beginning of the 20th century.
Web links
- Barrel Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)