Havilland Point
| Havilland Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 55 ′ S , 60 ° 13 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Davis coast | |
| Waters | Lanchester Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Vinitsa Cove | |
The Havilland Point is a headland at the Davis Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is 3 km east of Cape Page and marks the western boundary of the entrance to Lanchester Bay and the eastern boundary of that of Vinitsa Cove .
Aerial photos by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. from 1955 to 1957 were used by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey for mapping. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the headland in 1960 after the British aviation pioneer and aircraft designer Geoffrey de Havilland (1882-1965).
Web links
- Havilland Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Havilland Point on geographic.org (English)