Yellow Point
| Yellow Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 4 ′ S , 58 ° 24 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | Visca Anchorage | |
The Yello Point ( English ; Polish Żółty Przylądek , Yellow Cape ' ) is a headland of King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located on the east side of the Keller Peninsula and protrudes into the Visca Anchorage , a natural harbor on the Mackellar Inlet .
Polish scientists named it descriptively in 1980 after a yellowish, weathered ore vein that runs through the headland.
literature
- John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 2, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 1737 (English)
Web links
- Yellow Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)