Lair Point

Lair Point is a point projecting 570 m into from on , in the , and forming the east side of the entrance to .
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: point in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
  • Also known as: Punta Lair

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tsamblak Hill and Chester Cone.

Peak
is a rocky hill trending 900 m in north–south direction, 450 m wide and rising to 113 m in eastern on in the , . is situated 3 km southeast of Lair Point.

Peak
is the ice-free peak rising to 188 m in the central part of , in the , surmounting to the northwest. is situated 3½ km southwest of Lair Point.

Lake
is the largest among numerous freshwater lakes on the ice-free , in the , . is situated 3½ km southwest of Lair Point.

Lair Point

Latitude
-62.615° or 62° 36′ 54″ south
Longitude
-61.03528° or 61° 2′ 7″ west
Open location code
379W9XM7+XV
Geo­Names ID
6636561
Wiki­data ID
Q706972
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Satellite Map

Discover Lair Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Lair Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Lair
  • Chinese: 萊爾角
  • Dutch: Lair
  • German: Lair Point
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Lair Point
  • Spanish: Lair, punta
  • Swedish: Lair
  • Swedish: Punta Lair
  • Ukrainian: Лаїр

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Doctor Guillermo Mann.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lair, Cerro and Kukuzel Cove.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lair Point”. Photo: Inoceramid bivalves, CC BY-SA 4.0.