Richard Point
Richard Point is a cape in Antarctica.Places of Interest
Highlights include Robin Peak and Sombre Lake.
Robin Peak
Peak
Robin Peak is a sharply defined rocky summit which is the northernmost peak on Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands. 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.
Sombre Lake
Lake
Paternoster Valley is a valley extending southwestward from Stygian Cove in northern Signy Island. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee from the occurrence of three small paternoster lakes, at different levels in the valley.
Heywood Lake
Lake
Three Lakes Valley is a low valley containing three freshwater lakes, extending from the vicinity of Elephant Flats northward to Stygian Cove on Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands.
Richard Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-60.676° or 60° 40′ 34″ southLongitude
-45.629° or 45° 37′ 44″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
38FP89FC+HCGeoNames ID
6624122
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