Antarctica

Black Point

Black Point is a rocky promontory of 38 hectares projecting 800 m northwards from the northeast coast of into , in the , to form the east side of the entrance to .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: peninsula on Livingston Island, Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Negra, Punta”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shirreff Base.

Dwelling
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a seasonal field station in the Southern Ocean operated by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and opened in 1996.

Black Point

Latitude
-62.48703° or 62° 29′ 13″ south
Longitude
-60.708° or 60° 42′ 29″ west
Open location code
379XG77R+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11486150733
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6626038
Wiki­data ID
Q707129
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Satellite Map

Discover Black Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Black Point” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Негра Пунта”
  • Bulgarian: “Черни нос”
  • Cebuano: “Negra, Punta”
  • Chinese: “布萊克角”
  • Dutch: “Negra, Punta”
  • German: “Black Point”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Black Point”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Black Point på Livingstonøya”
  • Norwegian: “Black Point”
  • Spanish: “Black Point”
  • Spanish: “Negra, punta”
  • Swedish: “Negra, Punta”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Black Point”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Station P and Camp Livingston.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Toqui Hill and Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands.

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