Knob Point
Vindication Island is a small uninhabited island of the Candlemas Islands in the South Sandwich Islands. It is one of about a dozen islands that make up the South Sandwich island arc, a chain of volcanoes in the Southern Ocean that was discovered in 1775 by James Cook.- Cape
- …is also known as “Knob Point (South Sandwich Islands)”
- Description: southwesternmost point of Vindication Island in the South Sandwich Islands
Places of Interest
Highlights include Quadrant Peak and Vindication Island.
Quadrant Peak
Peak
Quadrant Peak is a peak forming the summit of Vindication Island, South Sandwich Islands.
Buddha Rock
Islet
Buddha Rock is a rock, 35 metres high, lying 0.3…
Knob Point
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-57.12049° or 57° 7′ 14″ south
Longitude
-26.83072° or 26° 49′ 51″ west
Open location code
39JMV5H9+RP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Knob Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Knob Point”
- Chinese: “諾布角”
- German: “Knob Point”
- Spanish: “Punta Boton”
- Spanish: “Punta Botón”
- Swedish: “Knob Point”
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Highlights include Castor Rock and Roca Perfil.
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