Buckingham Point
| Buckingham Point | ||
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| height | 1190 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Bowers Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 163 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Buckinghamspitze is a 1,190 m high mountain in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Bowers Mountains , it towers near the Oates Coast at the southern end of Platypus Ridge on the west side of Lillie Glacier .
Scientists of the German expedition GANOVEX I (1979–1980) made his name. Namesake is the New Zealander Alister Buckingham, who worked as a helicopter pilot on this trip .
See also
Web links
- Buckinghamspitze in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)