Church Point
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 41 ′ S , 57 ° 56 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Trinity Peninsula | |
| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
| Waters 2 | Botany Bay | |
The Church Point ( English for spire is) a headland at the West Antarctic Graham Land belonging Trinity Peninsula in the north of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is 3 km west of Camp Hill , with which it limits the entrance to Botany Bay .
The headland was first sighted during the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1903) under the direction of Otto Nordenskjöld . The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey carried out a mapping in 1945 and named it after the 355 m high rocky summit that towers over the headland and whose shape is reminiscent of a church tower .
Web links
- Church Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Church Point on geographic.org (English)