Essex Point

Essex Point is a point at the northwest end of , in the , . It forms the west side of the entrance to and the northeast side of the entrance to , and is surmounted by .
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: headland in South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
  • Also known as: Punta Essex

Places of Interest

Highlights include Drong Hill and Battenberg Hill.

Peak
is the double rocky hill rising to 179 m in the northwest extremity of on , in the , .

Peak
Dospey Heights are the ice-free heights on in the northwestern part of on in the , . is situated 3 km southeast of Essex Point.

Peak
is a rocky hill rising to 210 m in on of in the , . It overlooks to the south. is situated 3½ km southeast of Essex Point.

Essex Point

Latitude
-62.57611° or 62° 34′ 34″ south
Longitude
-61.18389° or 61° 11′ 2″ west
Open location code
379WCRF8+HC
Geo­Names ID
6632837
Wiki­data ID
Q706154
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Essex Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Essex
  • Chinese: 埃塞克斯角
  • Dutch: Essex
  • German: Essex Point
  • German: Punta Essex
  • Hebrew: נקודת אסקס
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Essex Point
  • Spanish: Essex, punta
  • Spanish: Start, Punta
  • Swedish: Essex Point
  • Swedish: Essex

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Highlights include Ograzhden Cove and Kardzhali Point.

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