Antarctica

Block Point

Block Point is a locality in . Block Point is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Baranowski Glacier and Sphinx Hill.

Glacier
Photo: Acaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a flowing east into , King George Island, northwest of . It was named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition after Stanisław Baranowski, Polish glaciologist who died on King George Island as a result of an accident at the while a member of the 1977–78 expedition.

Peak
Photo: Acaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a conspicuous, isolated black hill, 145 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles north-northwest of on King George Island, .

Peak
Photo: Acaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a solitary peak of irregular conical shape, rising to 250 m west-northwest of , , King George Island. Named in 1977 by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Kenneth Pawson, Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey meteorological observer, , 1947–48; general assistant, Admiralty Bay, 1948–50. is situated 2½ km northwest of Block Point.

Block Point

Latitude
-62.2052° or 62° 12′ 19″ south
Longitude
-58.43392° or 58° 26′ 2″ west
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
3893QHV8+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 775896572
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
6626732
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