Plumb Bob Point
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 52 ′ S , 161 ° 44 ′ E | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Waters | Taylor Glacier | |
| Waters 2 | Ferrar glacier | |
The Plumb Bob Point (English for Lotspitze ) is a headland in East Antarctic Victoria Land . It is located 6 km northeast of the Knobhead at the convergence of the Taylor and Ferrar glaciers and marks the northeastern end of the Quartermain Mountains .
The New Zealand Geographic Board named the headland in 1993, as did other objects in the area, after a tool used in surveying .
Web links
- Plumb Bob Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Plumb Bob Point on geographic.org (English)