Yermak Point
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| Coordinates | 70 ° 6 ′ S , 160 ° 41 ′ E | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Oates coast | |
| Waters | Rennick Bay | |
The Yermak Point ( English for Russian Мыс Ермак Mys Jermak ) is a headland on the Oates coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It is located about 40 km west-northwest of Znamensky Island on the west bank of Rennick Bay .
It was named in 1959 by participants in the Second Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1956-1958) after the icebreaker Jermak . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names translated this designation into English in 1964.
Web links
- Yermak Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Yermak Point on geographic.org (English)