Flagpole Point
Flagpole Point is a point 0.2 nautical miles northwest of Fishtrap Cove, forming the southern part of the western extremity of Stonington Island, close off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mast Hill and Stonington Island.
Mast Hill
Peak
Mast Hill is a hill 14 metres high about 100 meters from the western end of Stonington Island, Marguerite Bay, on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Stonington Island
Islet
Photo: Mark Sykes, CC BY 2.0.
Stonington Island is a rocky island lying 1.8 km northeast of Neny Island in the eastern part of Marguerite Bay off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.
Anemometer Hill
Peak
Anemometer Hill is a hill 25 metres high northeast of Fishtrap Cove on Stonington Island, in Marguerite Bay, Antarctica. It was surveyed by the East Base party of the U.S.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Base.
East Base
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East Base on Stonington Island is the oldest American research station in Antarctica, having been commissioned by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939. The station was built as part of two US wintering expeditions – United States Antarctic Service Expedition and Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition.
Flagpole Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: headland
- Categories: headland and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Flagpole Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Flagpole Point”
- German: “Flagpole Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Flagpole Point”
- Swedish: “Flagpole Point”
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Highlights include Fishtrap Cove and Haulaway Point.
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