Stinker Point

This article describes the headland of Elephant Island in the South Shetland archipelago. For the headland of the same name on Bird Island in the archipelago of South Georgia see Stinker Point (Bird Island) .

Stinker Point
Geographical location
Coordinates	61 ° 13 ′  S , 55 ° 23 ′  W Coordinates: 61 ° 13 ′  S , 55 ° 23 ′  W
location	Elephant Island ( South Shetland Islands )
Waters	Loper Canal
Map of Elephant Island with Stinker Point

The Stinker Point is a headland on the west coast of Elephant Iceland in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is 6 km south of Table Bay .

Participants of the British Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island (1970–1971) made the name. It is named after the giant petrel ( Macronectes giganteus ), which is referred to as a stinker in the English seaman's language .

Web links

• Stinker Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
• Stinker Point on geographic.org (English)