Fishtail Point
| Fishtail Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 78 ° 57 ′ S , 162 ° 0 ′ E | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Hillary coast | |
| Waters | Ross Ice Shelf | |
| Waters 2 | Skelton Glacier | |
The Fishtail Point ( English for fishtail headland ) is a headland on the Hillary coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It represents the southern end of the Shults Peninsula on the east side of the estuary of the Skelton Glacier in the Ross Ice Shelf .
The New Zealand group of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958) explored and named the headland in 1957.
Web links
- Fishtail Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Fishtail Point on geographic.org (English)