Jade Point
| Jade Point | ||
 View over Jade Point to the entrance to Eyrie Bay |
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 36 ′ S , 57 ° 36 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Trinity Peninsula | |
| Waters | Prince Gustav Canal | |
| Waters 2 | Eyrie Bay | |
The Jade Point is a moderately rising rocky cape in the north of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . On the south coast of the Trinity Peninsula , as the northeastern branch of the Yatrus Promontory, it represents the southern limit of Eyrie Bay .
The cape was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee on February 12, 1964. It is named after the greenish shimmering ice, reminiscent of jade , at the foot of the cape.
Web links
- Jade Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Jade Point on geographic.org (English)