Richard Point

Richard Point is a cape in .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Robin Peak and Sombre Lake.

Peak
is a sharply defined rocky summit which is the northernmost peak on in the . It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1954 for Gordon de Quetteville Robin of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, the leader at Signy Island base in 1947, who made the first detailed survey of the island.

Lake
Paternoster Valley is a valley extending southwestward from in northern . So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee from the occurrence of three small paternoster lakes, at different levels in the valley.

Lake
Three Lakes Valley is a low valley containing three freshwater lakes, extending from the vicinity of Elephant Flats northward to on , in the .

Richard Point

Latitude
-60.676° or 60° 40′ 34″ south
Longitude
-45.629° or 45° 37′ 44″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
38FP89FC+HC
Geo­Names ID
6624122
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