Prospect Point
For the point at Niagara Falls, see Prospect Point Observation Tower. For the Adirondack Great Camp in northern New York, USA, see Prospect Point Camp. For the point in Vancouver, Canada, see Prospect Point (British Columbia).
Location of Velingrad Peninsula on Graham Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.
Prospect Point is a headland at the west extremity of Velingrad Peninsula on Graham Coast in Graham Land, nearly 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Ferin Head and immediately east of the Fish Islands. Roughly charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57. The name was suggested in 1957 by E. P. Arrowsmith, Governor of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas).
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Prospect Point" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
Coordinates: 66°1′S 65°21′W / 66.017°S 65.350°W
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