Kado Point
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 39 ′ S , 39 ° 22 ′ E | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Prince Harald Coast | |
| Waters | Lützow-Holm-Bucht | |
| Waters 2 | Skallevika | |
The Kado Point ( Japanese 角 岬 Kado-misaki , German 'Winkelspitze' ) is a headland on the Prince Harald Coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It lies on the east bank of the Lützow-Holm Bay and marks both the western foothills of the Skallen group of hills and the northern boundary of the entrance to Skallevika .
Aerial photographs and measurements by a Japanese Antarctic expedition (1957–1962) were used to map them. The descriptive naming by Japanese scientists took place in 1972. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names transferred this in 1975 in a partial translation into English.
Web links
- Kado Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Kado Point on geographic.org (English)