Penguin Point (George V coast)
| Penguin Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 39 ′ S , 146 ° 12 ′ E | |
| location | East Antarctica | |
| coast | George V coast | |
| Waters | Lake D'Urville | |
| Waters 2 | Murphy Bay | |
| height | 95 m | |
The Penguin Point is a rocky headland on the west side of the entrance to Murphy Bay on the East Antarctic Georg V. Coast . It rises up to 95 and forms the end of a 5 km long granite wall .
It was discovered and named in 1912 by the Australian geologist Cecil Thomas Madigan (1889-1947) led part of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson .
Web links
- Penguin Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Penguin Point on geographic.org (English)