Williams Point
Williams Point is the point forming both the north extremity of Varna Peninsula and the northeast tip of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: point in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
- Also known as: “Williams”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pogledets Island and Aspis Island.
Pogledets Island
Islet
Pogledets Island is the northernmost of Dunbar Islands off Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. The feature is ice-free, crescent shaped facing southwest, and extending 200 m in north-south direction and 170 m in east-west direction.
Aspis Island
Islet
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Aspis Island is a small, low-lying, ice-free island rising to 15 metres, easternmost in the Dunbar group off the northwest coast of Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Zavala Island
Islet
Photo: Apcbg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zavala Island is an ice-free island in the Dunbar group off the northwest coast of Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ficheto Point.
Ficheto Point
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ficheto Point is an ice-free point on the northeast coast of Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island, Antarctica forming the southeast side of the entrance to Dragon Cove. Ficheto Point is situated 2½ km east of Williams Point.
Williams Point
- Categories: peninsula and tourism
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.46386° or 62° 27′ 50″ southLongitude
-60.15759° or 60° 9′ 27″ westOpen location code
379XGRPR+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 529493710OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Williams Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Williams”
- Chinese: “威廉斯角”
- Finnish: “Williams Point”
- German: “Williams Point”
- Hebrew: “נקודת ויליאמס”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Williams Point”
- Spanish: “Williams, punta”
- Swedish: “Williams Point”
- Swedish: “Williams”
- Ukrainian: “Мис Вільямс”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Balsha Island and Melyane Island.
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