Triangle Point
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 Map of Greenwich Island with Triangle Point (bottom center) |
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 31 ′ S , 59 ° 50 ′ W | |
| location | Greenwich Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | McFarlane Strait | |
The Triangle Point (English for triangle point ) is a headland on the southwest coast of Greenwich Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is 2.5 km northwest of Spit Point and protrudes into McFarlane Strait .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations mapped it in 1935 and gave it its descriptive name.
Web links
- Triangle Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Triangle Point on geographic.org (English)