Stigant Point
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 1 ′ S , 58 ° 43 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| coast | John Paul II coast | |
| Waters | Drake Street | |
| Waters 2 | Grzybowski Bay | |
The Stigant Point is a striking and 65 m high headland on King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located 10 km southwest of Davey Point on the John Paul II Coast and marks the northeast boundary of the entrance to Grzybowski Bay .
The headland was mapped in 1935 by scientists from the British Discovery Investigations . It is named after George Bertie Stigant (1889–1973), cartographer of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office between 1935 and 1951.
Web links
- Stigant Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Stigant Point on geographic.org (English)