Hamilton Point
| Hamilton Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 21 ′ S , 57 ° 17 ′ W | |
| location | James Ross Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Admiralty Street | |
| Waters 2 | Markham Bay | |
The Hamilton Point is a flattened headland in the southeastern James Ross Island . It marks the south side of the entrance from Admiralty Road to Markham Bay .
It was discovered during the Antarctic expedition (1839-1843) of the British polar explorer James Clark Ross , who named it Cape Hamilton after captain (later admiral) William Alexander Baillie-Hamilton (1803-1881) of the Royal Navy , then private secretary of the Earl of Haddington . An initial survey was carried out by participants in the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1903) under the direction of Otto Nordenskjöld and again in 1953 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey . These revealed the actual nature of the object as a headland, so Ross' naming was adapted accordingly.
Web links
- Hamilton Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Hamilton Point on geographic.org (English)