Stranger Point
Stranger Point is a point forming the southernmost tip of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for the sealer Stranger from Boston, which visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820–21 in company with the O'Cain, operating from nearby Potter Cove.Places of Interest
Highlights include Low Rock and Three Brothers Hill.
Three Brothers Hill
Three Brothers Hill is a conspicuous hill, 210… Three Brothers Hill is situated 3½ km northwest of Stranger Point.
Stranger Point
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.26176° or 62° 15′ 42″ south
Longitude
-58.61758° or 58° 37′ 3″ west
Open location code
3893P9QJ+7X
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Stranger Point” goes by many names.
Stranger PointCebuano
斯特蘭傑角Chinese
Stranger PointDutch
Stranger PointNorwegian Nynorsk
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