Huitfeldt Point

Huitfeldt Point is a point southeast of on the southwest side of , on the west coast of , Antarctica. It was charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill, 1934–37, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1959 for Fritz R.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Alabak Island.

Island
is the mostly ice-covered hilly island in on in , extending 1.35 km in east-west direction, 670 m wide, and ending in Huitfeldt Point to the east.

Huitfeldt Point

Latitude
-65.99316° or 65° 59′ 35″ south
Longitude
-64.75383° or 64° 45′ 14″ west
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
376Q264W+PF
Geo­Names ID
6635277
Wiki­data ID
Q1100233
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Huitfeldt Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Huitfeldt
  • Chinese: 維特費爾特角
  • German: Huitfeldt Point
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Huitfeldt Point
  • Spanish: Huitfeldt, punta
  • Swedish: Huitfeldt Point
  • Swedish: Huitfeldt

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