Forbes Point
| Forbes Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 53 ′ S , 62 ° 32 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Danco coast | |
| Waters | Andvord Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Lester Cove | |
The Forbes Point is a headland at the Danco Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . In Andvord Bay , it forms the east side of the entrance to Lester Cove .
The Scottish geologist David Ferguson named a supposed rock spur in this geographical position during his Antarctic voyage from 1913 to 1914, the name Forbes Hill . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee transferred Ferguson's designation to the headland described here in 1960. It is named after the Scottish physicist James David Forbes (1809–1868), a pioneer of glaciology .
Web links
- Forbes Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Forbes Point on geographic.org (English)