Knob Point (Vindication Island)
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Knob Point Spanish : Punta Botón |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 7 ′ S , 26 ° 50 ′ W | |
| location | Vindication Island ( South Sandwich Islands ) | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
The Knob Point ( English , Spanish Punta Botón , each for hilltop ) is a headland that marks the southwestern end of Vindication Island in the archipelago of the South Sandwich Islands . The Buddha Rock protrudes from the South Atlantic, 700 m to the west .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations , who surveyed the area in 1930, gave the headland its descriptive name, based on the hill on it .
Web links
- Knob Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Knob Point on geographic.org (English)