MacDonald Point
The Darwin Glacier is a large glacier in Antarctica. It flows from the polar plateau eastward between the Darwin Mountains and the Cook Mountains to the Ross Ice Shelf.- Cape
- …lies at an elevation of 145 metres (476 feet)
- …is also known as “Cape MacDonald”
- …is named after James H. (Scot) MacDonald
- Description: coastal point in Antarctica
MacDonald Point
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-79.87692° or 79° 52′ 37″ south
Longitude
160.33427° or 160° 20′ 3″ east
Open location code
2VG248FM+6P
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natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“MacDonald Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “MacDonald Point”
- Chinese: “麥克唐納角”
- German: “MacDonald Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “MacDonald Point”
- Swedish: “MacDonald Point”
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