Fildes Point is a point which forms the north side of Neptunes Bellows, the entrance to Port Foster, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Deception Island was known to sealers in the area as early as 1821; the point was later named for Robert Fildes, a British sealer in these waters at that early time. [1]
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References
- ^ "Fildes Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
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"Fildes Point".
Geographic Names Information System.
United States Geological Survey.
63°0′S 60°34′W / 63.000°S 60.567°W
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Fildes Point is a point which forms the north side of Neptunes Bellows, the entrance to Port Foster, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. Deception Island was known to sealers in the area as early as 1821; the point was later named for Robert Fildes, a British sealer in these waters at that early time. [1]
See also
References
- ^ "Fildes Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
This article incorporates
public domain material from
"Fildes Point".
Geographic Names Information System.
United States Geological Survey.
63°0′S 60°34′W / 63.000°S 60.567°W
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