Penelope Point
| Penelope Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 31 ' S , 169 ° 46' O | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Pennell coast | |
| Waters | Nielsen Glacier ( Relay Bay ) | |
| Waters 2 | Scott Keltie Glacier ( Robertson Bay ) | |
The Penelope Point is a massive and rocky headland on the Pennell Coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It separates the mouth of the Nielsen Glacier in Relay Bay from that of the Scott Keltie Glacier in Robertson Bay .
The northern group of the Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1913) led by British polar explorer Victor Campbell mapped the formation. They named her after the nickname Penelope for Lieutenant Harry Lewin Lee Pennell (1882-1916), crew member of the Terra Nova on this expedition.
Web links
- Penelope Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Penelope Point on geographic.org (English)