Rakusa Point
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 10 ′ S , 58 ° 27 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Admiralty Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Suszczewski Cove | |
The Rakusa Point ( Polish Przylądek Rakusy ) is a headland on the south coast of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands . It is located 800 m southeast of Point Thomas on the west bank of Admiralty Bay and marks the northern limit of the entrance to Suszczewski Cove .
Participants in a Polish Antarctic expedition named it in 1977 after the Polish polar explorer Stanisław Rakusa-Suszczewski (* 1938), who opened the neighboring Arctowski station on February 26, 1977 . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee transferred the Polish name to English in 1984.
Web links
- Rakusa Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Rakusa Point on geographic.org (English)