Mersey Spit
Mersey Spit is a spit on the south coast of King George Island, close north of Penguin Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was charted and named during 1937 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II.- Type: Cape
- Description: Spit on the South Shetland Islands
- Also known as: “Punta Mersey”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Deacon Peak.
Deacon Peak
Volcano
Deacon Peak is a peak, 170 metres high, marking the summit of Penguin Island, at the east side of the entrance to King George Bay, in the South Shetland Islands.
Mersey Spit
- Categories: landform and peninsula
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Mersey Spit from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mersey Spit” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mersey”
- Dutch: “Mersey”
- German: “Mersey Spit”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mersey Spit”
- Polish: “Mersey Spit”
- Spanish: “Lengua Mersey”
- Spanish: “Mersey, lengua”
- Spanish: “Mersey, Punta”
- Spanish: “Punta Mersey”
- Swedish: “Mersey”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as GARS-O’Higgins and Comandante Ferraz.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Turret Point and Three Kings Cove.
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