Berntsen Point
Berntsen Point is a cape in Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Signy Research Station and Heywood Lake.
Signy Research Station
Dwelling
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Signy Research Station is an Antarctic research base on Signy Island, run by the British Antarctic Survey.
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.
Moss 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. Moss Lake is situated 2½ km northwest of Berntsen Point.
Berntsen Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-60.706° or 60° 42′ 22″ southLongitude
-45.583° or 45° 34′ 59″ westOpen location code
38FP7CV8+HRGeoNames ID
6624455
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Satellite Map
Discover Berntsen Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Berntsen Point” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Berntsen, punta”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Outer Island and Bare Rock.
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