Malczewski Point
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 11 ′ S , 58 ° 13 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Legru Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Painters Cove | |
The Malczewski Point ( English ; Polish Przylądek Malczewskiego ) is a headland on the south coast of King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It lies in front of the front of the Matejko Icefall on the shores of Legru Bay and marks the northeast boundary of the entrance to Painters Cove .
Polish scientists named it in 1980 after the Polish painter Jacek Malczewski (1854–1929).
Web links
- Malczewski Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)