Fildes Point
| Fildes Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 59 ′ S , 60 ° 34 ′ W | |
| location | Deception Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | Neptunes Bellows | |
| Waters 2 | Whalers Bay | |
The Fildes Point is a headland in the southeast of Deception Iceland in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It forms the north side of the Neptunes Bellows , which in turn represents the entrance to Port Foster , and at the same time marks the southeastern boundary of the entrance to Whalers Bay .
The British seal hunter Robert Fildes (1793–1827) mapped the headland while exploring Deception Island between 1820 and 1821 and named it after himself.
Web links
- Fildes Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Fildes Point on geographic.org (English)