Polar Bear Point
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.Places of Interest
Highlights: Sheppard Crater and Castle Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hut Point Peninsula and Scott Base.
Scott Base
Hamlet
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Polar Bear Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: headland in Antarctica
- Categories: headland and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.81593° or 77° 48′ 57″ south
Longitude
166.85139° or 166° 51′ 5″ east
Open location code
2VJ85VM2+JH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Polar Bear Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Polar Bear Point”
- Chinese: “北極熊角”
- German: “Polar Bear Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Polar Bear Point”
- Swedish: “Polar Bear Point”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Silver City INTX and Danger Slopes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Kiwi Ski Hill and Castle Rock.
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Worth a closer look: Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.
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