Palmer Point
| Palmer Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 43 ′ S , 74 ° 2 ′ E | |
| location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Ingrid Christensen Coast | |
| Waters | Prydz Bay | |
The Palmer Point is a rocky headland on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . It is located 3 km west of Strover Peak and 13 km west-northwest of Mount Caroline Mikkelsen .
The first aerial photographs were taken during the US operation Highjump (1946–1947). The Australian geologist Ian Roderick McLeod (* 1931) visited them in 1969 as part of a campaign by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) to the Prince Charles Mountains . The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after the helicopter pilot John R. Palmer, who had participated in an ANARE campaign in 1968.
Web links
- Palmer Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Palmer Point on geographic.org (English)