Edwards Point
| Edwards Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 28 ′ S , 59 ° 30 ′ W | |
| location | Robert Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Bransfield Street | |
| Waters 2 | English Strait | |
The Edwards Point is a headland , the southern foothills of Robert Iceland in the archipelago of South Shetland Islands highlighted.
It was mapped by scientists from the British Discovery Investigations in 1935. The headland's name was first recorded on a 1948 map of the British Admiralty . Namesake is Victor M. Edwards, map draftsman in the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty.
Web links
- Edwards Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Edwards Point on geographic.org (English)