False Point
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| Coordinates | 61 ° 17 ′ S , 54 ° 3 ′ W | |
| location | Clarence Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
The False Point ( English for false tip ) is a headland of Clarence Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located as an extension of False Ridge 4 km north-northeast of Cape Bowles .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them in 2018 based on the naming of the neighboring mountain ridge of the same name . This is named on the occasion of a navigation error by scientists from the British Joint Services Expedition to the Elephant Island Group (JSEEIG, 1976–1977).
Web links
- False 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)