Mathias Point
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| Coordinates | 58 ° 29 ′ S , 26 ° 16 ′ W | |
| location | Montagu Island ( South Sandwich Islands ) | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
The Mathias Point is a headland near the southeast end of Montagu Iceland in the archipelago of the South Sandwich Islands . It is 2.5 km north of Allen Point .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1971 after Lieutenant W. A. Mathias (* 1938) of the Royal Navy , helicopter pilot on a flight from HMS Protector to explore the South Sandwich Islands in 1964.
Web links
- Mathias Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mathias Point on geographic.org (English)