Moutonnée Point
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Coordinates | 70 ° 52 ′ S , 68 ° 19 ′ W | |
location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
Waters | George VI Sound | |
Waters 2 | Moutonnée Lake |
The Moutonnée Point is a prominent headland on the east coast of the West Antarctic Alexander I Island . It is located as an extension of Ganymede Heights northeast of Moutonnée Lake and protrudes into George VI Sound .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2002 based on the naming of the neighboring lake. This is named after the round hump rock on its banks ( French Roches moutonnées ).
Web links
- Moutonnée Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)