Holst Point
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| Coordinates | 65 ° 32 ′ S , 63 ° 50 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Graham coast | |
| Waters | Beascochea Bay | |
The Holst Point is a headland at the Graham Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It lies at the head of Beascochea Bay and divides it into two side arms.
Participants in the British Graham Land Expedition (1934-1937) led by the Australian polar explorer John Rymill mapped them for the first time. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1959 after the Norwegian biochemist Axel Holst (1860-1931), a pioneer in the field of scurvy research .
Web links
- Holst Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Holst Point on geographic.org (English)