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Archibald Point is a headland forming the south-west point of [[Bransfield Island]], off the [[Trinity Peninsula | '''Archibald Point''' is a headland forming the south-west point of [[Bransfield Island]], off the [[Trinity Peninsula]] at the tip of [[Graham Land]], within the [[British Antarctic Territory]]. | ||
The headland was named following surveys by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from Hope Bay in 1958-61, after George Kenneth Archibald (b. 1933), First Officer in RRS ''Shackleton'' in this period. | The headland was named following surveys by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from Hope Bay in 1958-61, after George Kenneth Archibald (b. 1933), First Officer in RRS ''Shackleton'' in this period. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 12 June 2018
Archibald Point is a headland forming the south-west point of Bransfield Island, off the Trinity Peninsula at the tip of Graham Land, within the British Antarctic Territory.
The headland was named following surveys by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from Hope Bay in 1958-61, after George Kenneth Archibald (b. 1933), First Officer in RRS Shackleton in this period.
Location
- Location map: 56°41’32"S, 63°12’32"W
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Archibald Point