Minerva Point
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 42 ′ S , 60 ° 23 ′ W | |
| location | Livingston Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | False Bay | |
The Minerva Point is a headland on the south coast of Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located 3 km northeast of Binn Peak on the southeast side of the Hurd Peninsula and protrudes into False Bay .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2018. It is named after the sealer Minerva from London , who operated under Captain Thomas Bunn (1794–1882) between 1820 and 1821 in the waters around the South Shetland Islands.
Web links
- Minerva Point . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland and the South Orkney Islands (English)