Franklin Point
| Franklin Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 57 ′ S , 61 ° 29 ′ W | |
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Intercurrence Island ( Palmer Archipelago ) |
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| Waters | Croker Passage | |
The Franklin Point is a striking and rocky headland to the west of Intercurrence Iceland in the Palmer Archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula .
The British geoscientist Henry Foster roughly mapped the headland in 1829 and named it Cape Franklin . It is probably named after the British Arctic explorer John Franklin (1786–1847). The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee changed the toponym in 1960 to reflect the actual nature of the geographic object.
Web links
- Franklin Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Franklin Point on geographic.org (English)