Privateer Point
| Privateer Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 61 ° 55 ′ S , 58 ° 1 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | Corsair Bight | |
The Privateer Point ( English for buccaneer's tip ) is a headland on King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located 3 km west of False Round Point at the eastern end of the mouth of the Drake Glacier in the Corsair Bight .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them after the profession of Francis Drake (≈1540–1596).
Web links
- Privateer Point . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland and the South Orkney Islands (English)