Gerof Point
| Gerof Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 34 ′ S , 166 ° 13 ′ E | |
| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Backdoor Bay | |
The GEROF Point is a headland on the west coast of the Antarctic Ross Island . It is located at the southern end of Backdoor Bay and about 1 km southeast of Cape Royds .
The New Zealand Geographic Board named it in 2012 after the Russian Dmitri Girew (1888–1932, alternative spelling Gerof ), dog sled driver on the Terra Nova expedition (1910–1913) of the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott .
Web links
- Gerof Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)