Pegmatite Point
| Pegmatite Point | ||
| Geographical location | ||
|
||
| Coordinates | 85 ° 1 ′ S , 165 ° 20 ′ W | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| coast | Amundsen coast | |
| Waters | Ross Ice Shelf | |
The pegmatites Point is a conspicuous banded headland at the Amundsen-coast of the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Duncan Mountains , it juts 11 km east-northeast of Mount Fairweather into the Ross Ice Shelf .
Rough surveys and aerial photographs by the American Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–1930) were used to map them. The southern group of a campaign carried out from 1963 to 1964 as part of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition made the name. It is named for the rich deposits of pegmatite .
Web links
- Pegmatite Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Pegmatite Point on geographic.org (English)