Terror Point
Windless Bight is a prominent bight that indents the south side of Ross Island, Antarctica, eastward of Hut Point Peninsula. It was named by the Winter Journey Party, led by Wilson, of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, which encountered no wind in this area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Terror Point
- Type: Cape
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.67828° or 77° 40′ 42″ southLongitude
168.25278° or 168° 15′ 10″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
2VJC87C3+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 11109206618OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Terror Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Terror Point”
- Dutch: “Terror Point”
- German: “Terror Point”
- Hebrew: “נקודת טרור”
- Swedish: “Terror Point”
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