Stoneley Point
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 52 ′ S , 58 ° 7 ′ W | |
| location | James Ross Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Prince Gustav Canal | |
| Waters 2 | Whiskey Bay | |
The Stoneley Point is a rocky headland on the north west coast of the West Antarctic James Ross Island . It is located 6 km west of Brandy Bay and marks the northeast boundary of the entrance from the Prince Gustav Canal into Whiskey Bay .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them on September 4, 1957 after Robert Stoneley (1929-2008), geologist of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey at the station in Hope Bay in 1952.
Web links
- Stoneley Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Stoneley Point on geographic.org (English)