Crépin Point
Crépin Point is a point which marks the west side of the entrance to Mackellar Inlet in Admiralty Bay, on King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wegger Peak and Cockscomb Hill.
Wegger Peak
Peak
Wegger Peak is a peak, 305 m, at the west side of the entrance to Mackellar Inlet, Admiralty Bay, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. The name "Le Poing" was given to an elevation hereabout by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot in 1908–10.
Cockscomb Hill
Peak
Cockscomb Hill is a conspicuous hill shaped like a cockscomb, 140 metres high, which rises through the glacier at the head of Mackellar Inlet in Admiralty Bay, 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. Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station is situated 4 km east of Crépin Point.
Crépin Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Crepin Point”
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Crépin Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Crépin Point”
- Chinese: “克雷平角”
- Dutch: “Crépin Point”
- German: “Crépin Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Crépin Point”
- Polish: “Przylądek Crépina”
- Spanish: “Crépin, Cabo”
- Swedish: “Crépin Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Comandante Ferraz and Balduino Rambo.
Notable Places Nearby
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