Thorne Point
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 57 ′ S , 67 ° 12 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Loubet coast | |
| Waters | Isacke passage | |
| Waters 2 | Langmuir Cove | |
The Thorne Point is a headland at the Loubet coast of Graham lands north of the Antarctic Peninsula . It marks the northwestern extension of the Arrowsmith Peninsula and the western limit of the entrance to Langmuir Cove .
Scientists from the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) surveyed the headland in 1960. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them in 1959 after the meteorologist John Thorne (* 1928), who worked for the FIDS on Detaille Island in 1956 and 1957 .
Web links
- Thorne Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Thorne Point on geographic.org (English)