Lizard Point (Antarctica)
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| Coordinates | 84 ° 48 ′ S , 163 ° 40 ′ E | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Waters | Beardmore Glacier | |
| Waters 2 | Table Bay | |
The Lizard Point is a headland in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Queen Maud Mountains it forms the southern extension of a lateral moraine and marks the point where Table Bay joins the upper section of the Beardmore Glacier .
Participants of the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) led by the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott named them. The descriptive naming is based on the body shape of a lizard ( English lizard ).
Web links
- Lizard Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Lizard Point on geographic.org