Minstrel Point
Minstrel Point is a point about midway between Cape Lindsey and Cape Yelcho on the west coast of Elephant Island, in the South Shetland Islands off Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Refuge Engineer Wiltgen.
Refuge Engineer Wiltgen
Shelter
Refuge Engineer Wiltgen was a Brazilian Antarctic summer installation named after Engineer João Aristides Wiltgen, founder of the Brazilian Institute for Antarctic Studies.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sultan Glacier.
Sultan Glacier
Locality
Sultan Glacier is a glacier flowing south-west into Table Bay, Elephant Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee after HMS Sultan, a shore-based Royal Navy engineering school which provided the refuge hut for the UK Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island, 1970-71.
Minstrel Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: headland, point about midway between Cape Lindsey and Cape Yelcho on the west coast of Elephant Island, in the South Shetland Islands off Antarctica
- Categories: headland and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-61.0833° or 61° 4′ 60″ southLongitude
-55.42572° or 55° 25′ 33″ westElevation
210 metres (689 feet)Open location code
38C6WH8F+MPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2325472179OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Minstrel Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Minstrel”
- Chinese: “明斯特勒爾角”
- French: “Pointe Minstrel”
- German: “Minstrel Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Minstrel Point”
- Spanish: “Minstrel, punta”
- Swedish: “Minstrel”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nelson Point and The White Company.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hammer Hill and Refuge Emílio Goeldi.
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