Haigh Point
Haigh Point is a point west of Mount Banck, Danco Coast, Antarctica, forming the northern entrance point of Thomas Cove. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Banck, Mount.
Banck, Mount
Peak
Paradise Harbour is a wide embayment behind Lemaire Island and Bryde Island, indenting the west coast of Graham Land, 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
- Type: Cape
- Description: headland
- Categories: headland and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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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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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thomas Cove and Laprida, península.
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