Haigh Point

Haigh Point is a point west of , , Antarctica, forming the northern entrance point of . It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in association with Thomas Cove after Dorothy Haigh, Head of the Cartographic Section at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1948–70, with responsibility for preparing UK-APC maps.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Banck, Mount.

Peak
Paradise Harbour is a wide embayment behind and , indenting the west coast of , Antarctica, between Duthiers Point and Leniz Point. The name was first applied by whalers operating in the vicinity and was in use by 1920.

Haigh Point

Latitude
-64.92135° or 64° 55′ 17″ south
Longitude
-63.09451° or 63° 5′ 40″ west
Elevation
43 metres (141 feet)
Open location code
377R3WH4+F5
Geo­Names ID
6634404
Wiki­data ID
Q1099272
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Haigh Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Haigh Point
  • Chinese: 黑格角
  • German: Haigh Point
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Haigh Point
  • Swedish: Haigh Point

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Highlights include Thomas Cove and Laprida, península.

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