Antarctica

Demay Point

Demay Point is a headland which forms the west side of the entrance to , , in the . This point was known to sealers as early as 1822.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: headland of King George Island, South Shetland Islands
  • Also known as: “Przylądek Demay”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baranowski Glacier and Sphinx Hill.

Glacier
Photo: Acaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a flowing east into , King George Island, northwest of Demay Point. It was named by the Polish Antarctic Expedition after Stanisław Baranowski, Polish glaciologist who died on King George Island as a result of an accident at the while a member of the 1977–78 expedition.

Peak
Photo: Acaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a conspicuous, isolated black hill, 145 m, standing 1.5 nautical miles north-northwest of Demay Point on King George Island, .

Islet
Photo: Acaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an islet.

Demay Point

Latitude
-62.21324° or 62° 12′ 48″ south
Longitude
-58.4189° or 58° 25′ 8″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
3893QHPJ+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 775896574
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6632006
Wiki­data ID
Q581639
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Satellite Map

Discover Demay Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Demay Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Demay Point”
  • Chinese: “德梅角”
  • Dutch: “Demay Point”
  • German: “Demay Point”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Demay Point”
  • Polish: “Demay Peninsula”
  • Polish: “Demay Point”
  • Spanish: “Demay, punta”
  • Spanish: “Punta Demay”
  • Swedish: “Demay Point”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Demay and Creeping Slope.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Demay Point”. Photo: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0.