Paragon Point (Antarctica)
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| Coordinates | 65 ° 38 ′ S , 64 ° 17 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Graham coast | |
| Waters | Leroux Bay | |
The Paragon Point ( English for Exemplary headland ) is a small but still distinctive headland at the Graham Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 5 km west-southwest of Eijkman Point on the southwest shore of Leroux Bay .
Participants in the British Graham Land Expedition (1934–1937) led by the Australian polar explorer John Rymill made the first mapping. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1959.
Web links
- Paragon Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Paragon Point on geographic.org (English)