Point zip
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 38 ′ S , 95 ° 43 ′ E | |
| location | Queen Marie Land , East Antarctica | |
| Waters | Shackleton Ice Shelf | |
The Point Zip is a headland on the coast of the East Antarctic Queen Marie-country . It protrudes 31 km west of Cape Moyes into the Shackleton Ice Shelf .
Australian scientists named it in 2018 after a sled dog from the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson . The dog was part of Belgrave Ninnis' team , who were killed on this expedition.
Web links
- Point Zip in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)