The Pointers

The Pointers is a pair of rocks off the northwest coast of Rugged Island, lying between Eddystone Rocks and Start Point, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

For other uses, see Pointer (disambiguation).
The Pointers
Location of Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands
The Pointers is located in Antarctic Peninsula
The Pointers
The Pointers
Location on Antarctic Peninsula
The Pointers is located in Antarctica
The Pointers
The Pointers
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°35′21.1″S 61°19′15.3″W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

The rocks were known to 19th century sealers who named them descriptively as a navigational mark and hazard near the entrance to New Plymouth harbour.

Location

The rocks are centred at 62°35′21.1″S 61°19′15.3″W which is 5.39 km (3.35 mi) west of Start Point, Livingston Island, 2.92 km (1.81 mi) north-northwest of Cape Sheffield and 3.54 km (2.20 mi) east-northeast of Eddystone Rocks (British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2009).

Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands

See also

References

    Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "The Pointers". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 

    62°36′S 61°19′W


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