Oberbauer Point
Oberbauer Point (Bulgarian: нос Обербауер, ‘Nos Oberbauer’ \'nos 'o-ber-ba-u-er\) is the point on the west side of the entrance to Gerritsz Bay on the north coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.
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Location of Anvers Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.
The point is named after the Austrian Bulgarian artist Joseph Oberbauer (1853-1926).
Location
Oberbauer Point is located at 64°15′02″S 63°26′09″W, which is 5.67 km west of Cape Grönland and 13.52 km northeast of Quinton Point. British mapping in 1980.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1980.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Oberbauer Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links
- Oberbauer Point. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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