Moreton Point
Moreton Point is a point 1 nautical mile north of Return Point at the western end of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands off Antarctica. It was roughly charted by Captains George Powell and Nathaniel Palmer in 1821, and was named by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II who charted the islands in 1933.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cape
- Description: headland of Antarctica
- Also known as: “Punta Moreton”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sandefjord Peaks.
Sandefjord Peaks
Peak
Sandefjord Peaks is a set of three conical peaks, the highest 635 m, marking the southwest end of Pomona Plateau at the west end of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Sandefjord Peaks is situated 2½ km east of Moreton Point.
Moreton Point
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Moreton Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Moreton”
- Chinese: “摩頓角”
- Dutch: “Moreton”
- German: “Moreton Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Moreton Point”
- Spanish: “Moreton, punta”
- Spanish: “Punta Moreton”
- Swedish: “Moreton”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sandefjord Bay and Fulmar Bay.
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