Farrant Point
| Farrant Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 1 ′ S , 60 ° 40 ′ W | |
| location | Deception Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | Bransfield Street | |
The Farrant Point is a headland of Deception Iceland in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It forms between the South Point and the Descubierta Point the south-south-western extension of the island.
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2019. It is named after Arthur Henry Farrant (1913–1953), who died during his service as a diesel generator set mechanic at the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey station on Deception Island.
Web links
- Farrant Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)