Polar Bear Point
| Polar Bear Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 49 ′ S , 166 ° 51 ′ E | |
| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | McMurdo Ice Shelf | |
The Polar Bear Point (English for polar bear tip ) is an icy headland of the Antarctic Ross Island . On the east side of the Hut Point Peninsula it juts 1.9 km southeast of Castle Rock into the McMurdo Ice Shelf . 1.1 km north-northwest of the headland, which itself has no rocky outcrops, rises a jagged volcanic crater .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 2000. When viewed from the west, the headland in its entirety is reminiscent of the head, neck and torso of a polar bear, which was decisive for its name.
Web links
- Polar Bear Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Polar Bear Point on geographic.org (English)