Black Knob
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station and Scott Base are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Starr Lake and Twin Crater.
Starr Lake
Lake
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station and Scott Base are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.
Twin Crater
Volcano
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station and Scott Base are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.
Chapel of the Snows
Church
Photo: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0.
The Chapel of the Snows is a non-denominational Christian church located at the United States' McMurdo Station on Ross Island, Antarctica, and is one of eight churches on Antarctica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fortress Rocks and McMurdo Station.
Fortress Rocks
Locality
Photo: Eli Duke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station and Scott Base are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.
McMurdo Station
Town
The Ross Sea in Antarctica is the world's most southerly sea. It's ice-bound for much of the year, but at the height of summer ships can cautiously enter.
Hut Point Peninsula
Locality
Photo: Mike Martoccia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station and Scott Base are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.
Black Knob
- Type: Peak
- Description: mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.83911° or 77° 50′ 21″ southLongitude
166.66835° or 166° 40′ 6″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
2VJ85M69+98OpenStreetMap ID
node 7666524510OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Black Knob” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Black Knob”
- Dutch: “Black Knob”
- German: “Black Knob”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Black Knob”
- Swedish: “Black Knob”
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Localities in the Area
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