Kerr Point
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 42 ′ S , 62 ° 40 ′ W | |
| location | Rongé Island , West Antarctica | |
| Waters | Errera Canal | |
The Kerr Point is a headland on the east side of Rongé Island before the Danco Coast of Graham lands north of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 3 km southeast of Georges Point .
Participants in the Belgica expedition (1897–1899) led by the Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery mapped them. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1960 after Adam John Kerr (* 1933), second officer on board the RRS Shackleton , who was involved with this ship in the depth sounding of the Errera Canal between 1956 and 1957.
Web links
- Kerr Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Kerr Point on geographic.org (English)