Hammer Point

Hammer Point is a rocky point projecting from the north coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, within the British Antarctic Territory.

This headland is at the north-westerm point of the island, a mile south-west of Catharina Point, projecting into the Drake Passage, and forming the north-east side of the entrance to Clothier Harbour. It is three miles north-east of Fort William and one and a half miles south-east of Heywood Island.

The headland was visited by early 19th century sealers operating from Clothier Harbour.

The point was photographed from the air by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition in 1956. Following field work by the British Antarctic Survey in 1975-76, the headland was named Hammer Point from its shape.

Location

• Location map: 62°20’23"S, 59°39’6"W

References

• Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Hammer Point