Poynter Hill
| Poynter Hill | ||
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| height | 825 m | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 63 ° 47 '30 " S , 59 ° 8' 46" W | |
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The Poynter Hill is a striking and 825 m (according to British data 950 m ) high hill in the north of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . On the west side of the Trinity Peninsula, it rises 13 km east-southeast of Cape Kjellman .
The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey mapped him in 1948. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named him in 1950 after Charles Wittit Poynter (1797-1878), master's mate on the brig Williams under Edward Bransfield to explore the South Shetland Islands and the Bransfield Strait .
Web links
- Poynter Hill in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Poynter Hill on geographic.org (English)