Condyle Point
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 36 ′ S , 59 ° 48 ′ W | |
| location | Tower Island in the Palmer Archipelago | |
| Waters | Bransfield Street | |
The condyle Point is a headland in the southeast of Tower Iceland in the Palmer Archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the headland on September 23, 1960. It is named after its resemblance to a condyle , a protruding bone or articular process.
Web links
- Condyle Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Condyle Point on geographic.org (English)