Pitt Point
| Pitt Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 51 ′ S , 58 ° 23 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Trinity Peninsula | |
| Waters | Prince Gustav Canal | |
| Waters 2 | Chudomir Cove and Victory Glacier | |
| height | 90 m | |
The Pitt Point is a 90 m high headland on the south coast of Trinity Peninsula in the West Antarctic Graham Land . It is located on the south side of the confluence of the Victory Glacier in the Prince Gustav Canal and marks the entrance to Chudomir Cove to the north .
The Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) mapped them in 1945 and named them after Keith Allan John Pitt (1911-1996), from 1944 to 1945 captain of the RMS Fitzroy , a research vessel of the FIDS.
Web links
- Pitt Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Pitt Point on geographic.org (English)