Essex Point
Essex Point is a point at the northwest end of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It forms the west side of the entrance to Barclay Bay and the northeast side of the entrance to Svishtov Cove, and is surmounted by Drong Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: headland in South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
- Also known as: “Punta Essex”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Drong Hill and Battenberg Hill.
Drong Hill
Peak
Drong Hill is the double rocky hill rising to 179 m in the northwest extremity of Dospey Heights on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Battenberg Hill
Peak
Dospey Heights are the ice-free heights on Ray Promontory in the northwestern part of Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Battenberg Hill is situated 3 km southeast of Essex Point.
Dulo Hill
Peak
Dulo Hill is a rocky hill rising to 210 m in Dospey Heights on Byers Peninsula of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It overlooks President Beaches to the south. Dulo Hill is situated 3½ km southeast of Essex Point.
Essex Point
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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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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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ograzhden Cove and Kardzhali Point.
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