Shag Point (King George Island)
| Shag Point | ||
 Shag Point with the Arctowski lighthouse |
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 9 ′ S , 58 ° 28 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Arctowski Cove | |
| Waters 2 | Halfmoon Cove | |
| lighthouse | Arctowski lighthouse | |
The Shag Point ( English for American plaice tip ) is a headland on the south coast of King George Iceland in the South Shetland Islands . It is located between Arctowski Cove and Halfmoon Cove , both side bays of Admiralty Bay . Here the Polish Arctowski lighthouse stands on the striking basaltic pillar of the surf, Latarnia Rock .
The headland got its name from the American ornithologists Wayne Z. Trivelpiece and Nicholas J. Volkman, who were visiting scientists at the Polish Arctowski station from 1977 to 1978 .
Web links
- Shag Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)