Furmanczyk Point
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 6 ′ S , 58 ° 28 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Admiralty Bay | |
The Furmanczyk Point ( English ; Polish Przylądek Furmańczyka ) is a headland on the south coast of King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It lies south of Crépin Point and east of Komandor Peak on the shores of Admiralty Bay .
Polish scientists named it in 1980. It was named after Kazimierz Furmanczyk, who was involved in photogrammetric surveys of Admiralty Bay during the Polish Antarctic expedition, which ran from 1978 to 1979 .
Web links
- Furmanczyk Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)