Thomas, Point
Point Thomas is a point marking the south side of the entrance to Ezcurra Inlet in Admiralty Bay, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. It lies less than 1 km northwest of Rakusa Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: geographical feature in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Point Thomas” and “Punta Thomas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arctowski Lighthouse and Jardine Peak.
Jardine Peak
Peak
Jardine Peak is a peak, 285 metres high, standing 1 nautical mile southwest of Point Thomas on the west side of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands.
Ecology Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Acaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ecology Glacier is a glacier flowing northeast into Admiralty Bay, King George Island, north of Llano Point. It was named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition, 1980, after the Institute of Ecology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the sponsor of nearby Arctowski Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.
Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station
Hamlet
The Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station is a permanent Antarctic research station named after the Brazilian Navy Commander Luís Antônio de Carvalho Ferraz, who visited Antarctica many times with the British exploration team and managed to convince his government to create a self-guided Brazilian Antarctic Program.
Thomas, Point
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.15574° or 62° 9′ 21″ southLongitude
-58.48246° or 58° 28′ 57″ westElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
3893RGV9+P2OpenStreetMap ID
node 8289981712OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Thomas, Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Thomas (punta)”
- Cebuano: “Thomas”
- Chinese: “湯馬斯角”
- Dutch: “Point Thomas”
- German: “Point Thomas”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Point Thomas”
- Polish: “Point Thomas”
- Portuguese: “Cabo Thomas”
- Spanish: “Punta Thomas”
- Spanish: “Thomas, punta”
- Swedish: “Point Thomas”
- Swedish: “Thomas”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Point Thomas and Jasnorzewski Gardens.
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