Homeward Point
Homeward Point is a point forming the west side of the entrance to Security Bay, on Doumer Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and so named by the British…| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Doumer Hill and Stokes Hill.
Doumer Hill
Peak
Doumer Hill is a snow-covered pyramidal hill, 515 metres high, forming the summit of Doumer Island in the Palmer Archipelago. It was first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and was named in 1958 by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee, in association with Doumer Island.
Stokes Hill
Peak
Stokes Hill is a small but prominent rocky peak, 270 m, lying 1 nautical mile southeast of Doumer Hill on Doumer Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1903–05. Stokes Hill is situated 4 km southeast of Homeward Point.
Yelcho Base
Dwelling
Yelcho Base is a Chilean Antarctic research base. It is located on the shore of the South Bay, Doumer Island. The station was built in 1962 by the Chilean Army and was given to the INACH in 1980. Yelcho Base is situated 3½ km south of Homeward Point.
Homeward Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: headland
- Categories: headland and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Homeward Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Homeward Point”
- German: “Homeward Point”
- Italian: “Punta Homeward”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Homeward Point”
- Swedish: “Homeward Point”
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