Lapidary Point

Lapidary Point is the southwest entrance point to , , , Antarctica. It was named "Mys Kamennyy" by G.E. Grikurov and M.M.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Holy Trinity Church and Diomedea Island.

Church
is a small Russian Orthodox church on King George Island near , a research station in Antarctica. It is one of the eight churches on Antarctica and the southernmost Eastern Orthodox church in the world.

Islet
is a small island lying in , , , in the . The Soviet Antarctic Expedition called the feature "Ostrov Al'batros" or "Albatross Island" in 1968, but the English form duplicates a in the .

Lake
is a small 0.25 nautical miles north of , , King George Island. Located near the Soviet Antarctic Expedition Bellingshausen Station, erected 1968, the lake was named "Ozero Slalomnoye".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base.

Neighborhood
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva is the most important Antarctic base of . It is located at , an ice-free area, in front of , at the west end of , .

Lapidary Point

Latitude
-62.19663° or 62° 11′ 48″ south
Longitude
-58.9336° or 58° 56′ 1″ west
Open location code
3893R338+8H
Geo­Names ID
6636662
Wiki­data ID
Q2604469
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lapidary Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Lapidary Point
  • Chinese: 拉皮德里角
  • Dutch: Lapidary Point
  • German: Lapidary Point
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Lapidary Point
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Lapidary Point
  • Norwegian: Lapidary Point
  • Swedish: Lapidary Point

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rocky Cove and Grikurov Point.

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