Kusunoki Point
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| Coordinates | 65 ° 33 ′ S , 65 ° 58 ′ W | |
| location | Renaud Island ( Biscoe Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Southern ocean | |
The Kusunoki Point is a headland on the west coast of Renaud Island in the archipelago of Biscoe Islands off the west coast of the West Antarctic Graham Lands . It is located near the north end of the island.
Aerial photos by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. from 1956 to 1957 were used to map them. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1959 after Kou Kusunoki (* 1921), a Japanese expert on sea ice from the University of Hokkaidō , who worked at the National Polar Research Institute of Japan from 1966 .
Web links
- Kusunoki Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Kusunoki Point on geographic.org (English)