Agat Point
Agat Point is a cape in Antarctica. Agat Point is situated nearby to the locality Block Point, as well as near Demay Peninsula.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sphinx Hill and Baranowski Glacier.
Sphinx Hill
Peak
Photo: Acaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sphinx Hill is a conspicuous, isolated black hill, 145 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles north-northwest of Demay Point on King George Island, South Shetland Islands.
Baranowski Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Acaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baranowski Glacier is a glacier flowing east into Admiralty Bay, King George Island, northwest of Demay Point. It was named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition after Stanisław Baranowski, Polish glaciologist who died on King George Island as a result of an accident at the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station while a member of the 1977–78 expedition.
Pawson Peak
Peak
Photo: Acaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pawson Peak is a solitary peak of irregular conical shape, rising to 250 m west-northwest of Sphinx Hill, Admiralty Bay, King George Island. Named in 1977 by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Kenneth Pawson, Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey meteorological observer, Port Lockroy, 1947–48; general assistant, Admiralty Bay, 1948–50.
Agat Point
- Type: Cape
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.19833° or 62° 11′ 54″ southLongitude
-58.43001° or 58° 25′ 48″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
3893RH29+MXOpenStreetMap ID
node 775896575OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Agat Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Agat Point”
- Dutch: “Agat Point”
- German: “Agat Point”
- Polish: “Agat Point”
- Polish: “Przylądek Agat”
- Swedish: “Agat Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Block Point and Demay Peninsula.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Siodlo and Creeping Slope.
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