Croxall Point (Elephant Island)
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| Coordinates | 61 ° 8 ′ S , 55 ° 28 ′ W | |
| location | Elephant Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | Emma Cove | |
| Waters 2 | Cafeteria Bay | |
The Croxall Point is a headland on the west coast of Elephant Iceland in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It separates Emma Cove in the north from Mensa Bay in the south.
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2018. It is named after John P. Croxall (* 1946), head of the nature conservation program of the British Antarctic Survey until 2006.
Web links
- Croxall 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)