Edmonson Point

Edmonson Point is a rounded, largely ice-free point lying below along the west side of , , . It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from US Navy air photographs, 1955–63, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Larry Edmonson, a satellite geodesy scientist at , winter party 1966.
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  • Cape
  • …lies at an elevation of 73 metres (240 feet)
  • …is named after Larry D. Edmonson
  • Description: headland of Antarctica

Edmonson Point

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Latitude
-74.3333° or 74° 19′ 60″ south
Longitude
165.1167° or 165° 7′ 0″ east
Open location code
2VQ7M488+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2418868681
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6632573
Wiki­data ID
Q2563314

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Edmonson Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Edmonson Point”
  • Chinese: “埃德蒙森峰”
  • German: “Edmonson Point”
  • Italian: “ASPA 165”
  • Italian: “Punta Edmonson”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Edmonson Point”
  • Swedish: “Edmonson Point”

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