Gallows Point
| Gallows Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 19 ′ S , 62 ° 58 ′ W | |
| location | Gamma Island ( Melchior Islands in the Palmer Archipelago , West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | The sound | |
| Waters 2 | Melchior Harbor | |
The Gallows Point (English for Galgenspitze ) is the more northerly of two lower, parallel running headlands , which mark the northwestern extension of the Gamma Island in the group of Melchior Islands .
Presumably the headland got its name from scientists from the British Discovery Investigations , who carried out a survey in 1927. Further measurements followed in 1942, 1943 and 1948 during Argentine Antarctic expeditions. The naming background has not survived.
Web links
- Gallows Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Gallows Point on geographic.org (English)