Crosscut Point
| Crosscut Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 6 ′ S , 26 ° 50 ′ W | |
| location | Vindication Island ( South Sandwich Islands ) | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Waters 2 | Nelson Channel | |
The Crosscut Point ( English for Kreuzhiebspitze ) is a headland consisting of jagged rocks with characteristic dykes at the northern end of Vindication Island in the archipelago of the South Sandwich Islands . It marks the western boundary of the northern entrance to the Nelson Channel .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations , who surveyed the area in 1930, gave the headland its descriptive name.
Web links
- Crosscut Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Crosscut Point on geographic.org (English)