South Point
South Point is a cape in Antarctica.Places of Interest
Highlights include Snipe Peak and Gneiss Hills.
Snipe Peak
Peak
Snipe Peak is a peak, 225 m, which is the main peak on Moe Island, situated close southwest of Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands. Surveyed in 1933 by DI personnel.
Gneiss Hills
Peak
The Gneiss Hills are two prominent hills, 270 and 260 metres high, at the west side of McLeod Glacier in the south part of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica.
Confusion Island
Islet
Confusion Island is an island 0.2 nautical miles long at the west side of the entrance to Clowes Bay, off the south side of Signy Island. The southern point of the island was charted and named Confusion Point by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II in 1933. Confusion Island is situated 2½ km east of South Point.
South Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-60.743° or 60° 44′ 35″ southLongitude
-45.686° or 45° 41′ 10″ westOpen location code
38FP7847+QHGeoNames ID
6625765
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