Ray Promontory
| Ray Promontory | ||
 Map of the Byers Peninsula ( Livingston Island ) with the Ray Promontory |
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ S , 61 ° 7 ′ 40 ″ W | |
| location | Livingston Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters 1 | Drake Street | |
| Waters 2 | New Plymouth | |
| Waters 3 | Svishtov Cove and Richards Cove | |
| Waters 4 | Barclay Bay | |
The Ray Promontory is an elevated peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland archipelago . It forms the northwestern branch of the Byers Peninsula , ends in the northwest with the Start Point and in the northeast at Essex Point . Penca Hill rises near its base .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them in 1977 after Nathaniel Ray (1771-1830), captain of the schooner Harmony from Nantucket, who hunted seals in Harmony Cove on Nelson Island between 1820 and 1821.
Web links
- Ray Promontory in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ray Promontory on geographic.org (English)