Humble Point
Humble Point Punta Baja |
||
Geographical location | ||
|
||
Coordinates | 61 ° 11 ′ S , 54 ° 8 ′ W | |
location | Clarence Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
Waters | Weddell Sea |
The Humble Point ( English for poor headland ; Spanish Punta Baja for low headland ) is a low headland on the west coast of Clarence Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located 8 km southwest of Cape Lloyd .
Your descriptive Spanish name is first recorded on an Argentine map from the 1950s. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee translated this designation into English in 1971 in a modified form.
Web links
- Humble Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Humble Point on geographic.org (English)