Penfold Point
| Penfold Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 59 ′ S , 60 ° 35 ′ W | |
| location | Deception Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | Port Foster | |
| Waters 2 | Whalers Bay | |
 Map of Deception Island with Penfold Point (bottom right) |
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The Penfold Point is a headland in the southeast of Deception Iceland in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It forms the northwest side of the entrance to Whalers Bay , a side bay of Port Foster .
The headland is named after Lieutenant Commander David Neil Penfold (1913–1991) of the Royal Navy , who was involved in surveying Deception Island between 1948 and 1949.
Web links
- Penfold Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Penfold Point on geographic.org (English)