Myrcha Point
| Myrcha Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 3 ′ S , 58 ° 7 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | King George Bay | |
The Myrcha Point ( English for Polish Przylądek Myrchy ) is a headland on the south coast of King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . On the north shore of King George Bay , it lies at the front of the Polonia Piedmont Glacier .
Polish scientists named them in 1981 after the biologist Andrzej Myrcha, who participated in two Polish expeditions to the Antarctic (1977–1978 and 1979–1980).
Web links
- Myrcha Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)