Towle Point
The Kyle Hills are a prominent group of volcanic cones, hills, ridges, and peaks that occupy the eastern part of Ross Island, Antarctica, between Mount Terror and Cape Crozier.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Williamson Rock and Post Office Hill.
Williamson Rock
Cape Crozier is the most easterly point of Ross Island in Antarctica. It was discovered in 1841 during James Clark Ross's polar expedition of 1839 to 1843 with HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, and was named after Commander Francis Crozier, captain of HMS Terror, one of the two ships of Ross' expedition.Post Office Hill
Peak
The Kyle Hills are a prominent group of volcanic cones, hills, ridges, and peaks that occupy the eastern part of Ross Island, Antarctica, between Mount Terror and Cape Crozier.
Gamble Cone
Peak
The Kyle Hills are a prominent group of volcanic cones, hills, ridges, and peaks that occupy the eastern part of Ross Island, Antarctica, between Mount Terror and Cape Crozier.
Towle Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: headland in Antarctica
- Categories: headland and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.449° or 77° 26′ 56″ southLongitude
169.22233° or 169° 13′ 20″ eastElevation
237 metres (778 feet)Open location code
2VJFH62C+CWOpenStreetMap ID
node 11109206620OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Towle Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Towle Point”
- Chinese: “托爾角”
- German: “Towle Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Towle Point”
- Swedish: “Towle Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Inaccessible Coast and Nausea Knob.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Topping Cone and Tarakäkä Peak.
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