Fothergill Point

Fothergill Point is a low, rocky coastal point on the Nordenskjöld Coast on the east side of Graham Land in the British Antarctic Territory. It is found 5 nautical miles north-east of Cape Worsley, forming the west side of the entrance to Rott Inlet.

The point was roughly surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition in 1902 and called Cabo Ruth. It was photographed from the air by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition in the 1956-57 season, and surveyed from the ground by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from 'Hope Bay' in 1960-61. This headland is named after Ian Ledgard Fothergill (b. 1937), the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey meteorologist at 'Hope Bay' in 1960-62 and Base Leader, 1961-62.

Location

• Location map: 64°34’27"S, 60°15’49"W

References

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