Route Point
| Route Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 44 ′ S , 44 ° 49 ′ W | |
| location | Laurie Island ( South Orkney Islands ) | |
| coast | Mackenzie Peninsula | |
| Waters | Washington Strait | |
The Route Point (in Argentina Punta Rumbo ) is a headland at the northwest end of Laurie Island in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . It is located 1.5 km west of Cape Robertson on the northern foothills of the Mackenzie Peninsula .
The headland was discovered and named in December 1821 by the British sealer captain George Powell (1794-1824) with the Sloop Dove and his American counterpart Nathaniel Palmer with the Sloop James Monroe . The further naming background has not been passed down. The Argentine name roughly means destination .
Web links
- Route Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Route Point on geographic.org (English)