Point Williams
| Point Williams | ||
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 49 ′ S , 67 ° 34 ′ E | |
| location | Mac Robertson Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Lars Christensen Coast | |
| Waters | Shallow Bay | |
Point Williams is a headland on the Lars Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Mac Robertson Land . It is located on the east bank of Shallow Bay .
Participants of the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (1929-1931) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson discovered them on February 12, 1931. Mawson named them after Petty Officer Arthur J. Williams, radio operator on the Discovery ship on this research trip .
Web links
- Point Williams in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Point Williams on geographic.org (English)