Walker Point
| Walker Point | ||
 Map of Elephant Island with Walker Point (right) |
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| Coordinates | 61 ° 9 ′ S , 54 ° 42 ′ W | |
| location | Elephant Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | Stadium Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Gurkovska Cove | |
The Walker Point is a headland at the eastern end of Elephant Iceland in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located 5 km southwest of Cape Valentine .
The name of the cape appears on a map that was created during the joint journey of the US sealer captain Nathaniel Palmer and his British counterpart George Powell (1794-1824) in December 1821 in this area. The namesake is believed to be Captain John Walker, who helped Powell with the creation of the map.
Web links
- Walker Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Walker Point on geographic.org (English)