Burney Point
Burney Point is a cape in Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burney Peak and Pig Rock.
Burney Peak
Peak
Burney Peak is a peak rising west of Duthoit Point in the eastern part of Nelson Island, in the South Shetland Islands. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1961 for Captain Burney, Master of the British sealing vessel Nelson, probably from London, who visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820–23.
Pig Rock
Peak
Pig Rock is a rock, 65 m high, the largest of a group of rocks lying 1.9 kilometres east of the east end of Nelson Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Pig Rock is situated 3½ km east of Burney Point.
Burney Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.31667° or 62° 19′ southLongitude
-58.85833° or 58° 51′ 30″ westOpen location code
3893M4MR+8MGeoNames ID
6630585
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Eco Nelson and King Sejong.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Duthoit Point and Lone Rock.
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