• 2 mi) into Gerlache Strait south of Cierva Cove and north of Duarte Cove. It ends in Cierva Point and Sucia Point to the west. The feature is named after...
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    Juan de la Cierva y Codorníu, 1st Count of la Cierva ([ˈxwan de la ˈθjeɾβaj koðoɾˈni.u]; 21 September 1895 – 9 December 1936), was a Spanish civil engineer...
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    oceanicus) en Punta Cierva, Costa de Danco, peninsula Antarctica [Nesting habitat of Wilson's Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) at Cierva Point, Danco, Antarctic...
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    Adelaide Island (redirect from Mothes Point)
    1976–77. The point was named by UK-APC in 1978 for BAS builder Donald C. Mackay. The Mackay Point is a tiny peninsula (450 m at its widest point) protruding...
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    Striation Valley Graham Land Apéndice Island Avian Island Biscoe Point Bransfield Strait Cierva Point Dion Islands Eastern Dallmann Bay Emperor Island Green Island...
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    Striation Valley Graham Land Apéndice Island Avian Island Biscoe Point Bransfield Strait Cierva Point Dion Islands Eastern Dallmann Bay Emperor Island Green Island...
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    Signy Island (redirect from Jebsen Point)
    Foca Point also marks the north side of Foca Cove, named in association with the point. The next significant feature is Thulla Point, an ice-free point lying...
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    Striation Valley Graham Land Apéndice Island Avian Island Biscoe Point Bransfield Strait Cierva Point Dion Islands Eastern Dallmann Bay Emperor Island Green Island...
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    coordinates) 65°10′S 64°11′W / 65.167°S 64.183°W / -65.167; -64.183. A point forming the northwest end of Petermann Island,. Charted by the FrAE, 1908-10...
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    Hut Point Peninsula (77°47′S 166°51′E / 77.783°S 166.850°E / -77.783; 166.850) is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles (3.7 to 5.6 km;...
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  • Hope Bay (redirect from Sheppard Point)
    them for its association with Sheppard Point. 63°22′S 56°58′W / 63.367°S 56.967°W / -63.367; -56.967. A point marking the north side of the entrance...
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    the constellation of Taurus. Cape Rymill Rhino Rock Scott Uplands Flagon Point Foster Peninsula Giannini Peak Graham Spur Hall Ridge Heirtzler Ice Piedmont...
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    Foster Group's principal outcrops are located at South Point, Cathedral Crags near Entrance Point and north of Punta de la Descubierta forming spectacular...
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    Cape Evans (redirect from Tryggve Point)
    around Cape Evans include North Bay, South Bay, Cape Evans Hut, Tryggve Point, Turks Head Bay, Turks Head, Inaccessible Island, Tent Island, Dellbridge...
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    169°24′E / 77.517°S 169.400°E / -77.517; 169.400) is the most easterly point of Ross Island in Antarctica. It was discovered in 1841 during James Clark...
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    extremity, Blakeney Point. It was named by US-ACAN for A. A. Blakeney, photographer's mate on Operation Highjump. Whitney Point is a rocky point that marks the...
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  • Island Bates Island Brash Island Brown Bluff Cape Evensen Cape Wollaston Cierva Point Cockburn Island Cormorant Island Cuverville Island D'Urville Monument...
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    Bay is an irregular bay, 8 km (5 mi) wide at its entrance between Demay Point and Martins Head, indenting the southern coast of King George Island for...
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    (0.62 mi) crater or caldera sits at the top of the volcano. The highest point of the volcano lies east-northeast of the caldera and reaches 2,733 metres...
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    Island Bates Island Brash Island Brown Bluff Cape Evensen Cape Wollaston Cierva Point Cockburn Island Cormorant Island Cuverville Island D'Urville Monument...
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    which is permanently covered by ice. Its southeastern end is a point called Halfthree Point. It was charted and named by Discovery Investigations personnel...
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  • satellite imagery. List of Antarctic and Subantarctic islands "Where is Point Nemo?". "Point Nemo, revisited". "Maher Island". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International...
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    Peak in the central mountains to the coast between Conception Point in the west to Foul Point in the east. Most of the land in the site is covered by glacial...
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    (16 mi) southeast of Buckle Island and 95 km (59 mi) north-east of Belousov Point on the Antarctic mainland. The island, in Oates Land, also forms part of...
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  • offshore islands, Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula Cierva Point is located on the south coast of Cierva Cove, to the north of Hughes Bay, between the Danco...
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  • Narębski Point is a headland on the south-east coast of the Barton Peninsula, at the south-western end of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands...
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  • Biscoe Point is a rocky point forming the south-eastern side of Biscoe Bay, immediately north of Access Point on the south side of Anvers Island, in the...
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    Island Bates Island Brash Island Brown Bluff Cape Evensen Cape Wollaston Cierva Point Cockburn Island Cormorant Island Cuverville Island D'Urville Monument...
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    The Cierva Point and offshore islands Important Bird Area is a 6540 ha tract of land and sea on the Danco Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. The Important...
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    Cape Royds (redirect from Newport Point)
    a hut at Cape Royds, a small promontory twenty-three miles north of Hut Point where Scott had stayed during the Discovery Expedition. The whole shore...
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