Lizard Point
The Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica is one of the largest valley glaciers in the world, being 200 km long and having a width of 40 km. It descends about 2,200 m from the Antarctic Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf and is bordered by the Commonwealth Range of the Queen Maud Mountains on the eastern side and the Queen Alexandra Range of the Central Transantarctic Mountains on the western.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: peninsula in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Lizard Point, Antarctica”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Table Bay.
Table Bay
Valley
The Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica is one of the largest valley glaciers in the world, being 200 km long and having a width of 40 km. It descends about 2,200 m from the Antarctic Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf and is bordered by the Commonwealth Range of the Queen Maud Mountains on the eastern side and the Queen Alexandra Range of the Central Transantarctic Mountains on the western.
Lizard Point
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-84.8° or 84° 48′ southLongitude
163.66667° or 163° 40′ eastElevation
1,811 metres (5,942 feet)Open location code
2V756M28+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 11109206674OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lizard Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lizard Point”
- Dutch: “Lizard Point”
- German: “Lizard Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lizard Point”
- Swedish: “Lizard Point”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Holloway and Mount Augusta.
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