Winship Point

Winship Point is a point at the west side of the entrance to , King George Island, in the . Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for Jonathan Winship, master of the ship O'Cain in 1820–21, operating from Potter Cove.
  • Cape
  • …is also known as “Punta Winship”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Noel Hill and Three Brothers Hill.
Peak
is a conspicuous slate knob, 255 m high…
is a conspicuous hill, 210… is situated 3 km east of Winship Point.
Islet
is a conspicuous rock 30 metres high, lying… is situated 3 km southeast of Winship Point.

Winship Point

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Latitude
-62.24232° or 62° 14′ 32″ south
Longitude
-58.72854° or 58° 43′ 43″ west
Open location code
3893Q75C+3H
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Winship Point” goes by many names.
WinshipCebuano
溫什普角Chinese
WinshipDutch
Winship PointNorwegian
Winship PointNorwegian Bokmål
Winship PointNorwegian Nynorsk
WinshipSwedish

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hwaseok Hill and Nabi Hill.
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