Steeple Point
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 42 ′ S , 67 ° 19 ′ W | |
| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Rymill coast | |
| Waters | George VI Sound | |
The Steeple Point (English for spire ) is a low and icy headland on the Rymill coast of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It protrudes 3 km west of the Sandau Nunatak of the Steeple Peaks into the George VI Ice Shelf of George VI Sound .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them in 1976 based on the descriptive naming of the neighboring steeple peaks.
Web links
- Steeple Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Steeple Point on geographic.org (English)