Rudder Point
| Rudder Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 40 ′ S , 28 ° 5 ′ W | |
| location | Leskov Island ( South Sandwich Islands ) | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Waters 2 | Crater bay | |
The Rudder Point ( English for Ruderspitze ) is a towering headland on the southeastern foothills of Leskov Island in the archipelago of the South Sandwich Islands . It marks the entrance to the crater bay to the south .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the headland after its resemblance to a ship's rudder .
Web links
- Rudder Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Rudder Point on geographic.org (English)