Crosbie Point
| Crosbie Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 49 ′ S , 66 ° 34 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Loubet coast | |
| Waters | Demel Cove | |
| Waters 2 | Skog Bay | |
The Crosbie Point is a headland at the Loubet coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . On the southwestern extension of the Pernik Peninsula , east-southeast of Holdfast Point , it separates the entrances of Demel Cove in the northwest from that of Skog Bay in the southeast. It also marks the north-western limit of the mouth of the Wilkinson Glacier in the latter bay.
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2017. It is named after Kim Crosbie (* 1969), head of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators from 2013 to 2017.
Web links
- Crosbie Point . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland and the South Orkney Islands (English)