Brown Point
| Brown Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 28 ′ S , 76 ° 4 ′ E | |
| location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Ingrid Christensen Coast | |
| Waters | Wilcock Bay | |
| height | 7 m | |
The Brown Point is a small and rocky Cape on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . It is on the south bank of Wilcock Bay .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it in 1988. It is named after the German geologist Hans-Martin Braun from the University of Frankfurt , visiting scientist at the Law Racoviță station during a campaign of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1987.
Web links
- Braun Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Geological map of the Stornes peninsula and the surrounding area (PDF) at the Australian Antarctic Data Center (description)