Notter Point
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 41 ′ S , 59 ° 12 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Trinity Peninsula | |
| Waters | Bransfield Street | |
| Waters 2 | Bone Bay | |
The Notter Point is a rocky headland in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . On the northeast side of the Trinity Peninsula , it is 10 km northeast of Cape Kjellman and marks the western boundary of Bone Bay . It also forms the northern end of the Beliza Peninsula .
It is named after Tomás Notter (or Nother), an English-born commander in the Argentine War of Independence (1810-1818), who was killed on March 21, 1814 in a naval battle against the Spanish colonial power.
Web links
- Notter Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Notter Point on geographic.org (English)