British Point
British Point is a cape in Antarctica. British Point is situated nearby to the locality Station G, as well as near the hamlet Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ullmann Spur and Wawel Hill.
Ullmann Spur
Peak
Ullmann Spur is a mountainous ridge, 275 m, situated centrally at the head of Martel Inlet, Admiralty Bay, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Wawel Hill
Peak
Wawel Hill is a hill rising to 290 m north of Point Hennequin, on the east side of Admiralty Bay, King George Island. Named "Góra Wawel" in 1980 by the Polish Antarctic Expedition after a hill by this name in Kraków, historic site of the castle of the Polish kings.
Precious Peaks
Peak
Precious Peaks is a line of about three dark peaks at the northeast side of Martel Inlet, Admiralty Bay, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.
Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station
Hamlet
The Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station is a permanent Antarctic research station named after the Brazilian Navy Commander Luís Antônio de Carvalho Ferraz, who visited Antarctica many times with the British exploration team and managed to convince his government to create a self-guided Brazilian Antarctic Program.
British Point
- Type: Cape
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.08618° or 62° 5′ 10″ south
Longitude
-58.39122° or 58° 23′ 28″ west
Open location code
3893WJ75+GG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“British Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “British Point”
- Dutch: “British Point”
- German: “British Point”
- Polish: “Przylądek Brytyjski”
- Swedish: “British Point”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Station G and Wróbel Valley.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Flaggstaff Hill and Birkenmajer.
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