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Elephant Point
Elephant Point is a small predominantly ice-free promontory projecting 2 km into Bransfield Strait at the south extremity of the west half of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The point forms the southwest side of the entrance to Kavarna Cove, and is surmounted by Rotch Dome on the north. Ice-free surface area 109 hectares (270 acres). Dryad Lake is situated on the west side of the point. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The feature is named after the Elephant seal species.
The southernmost point of the feature is located at 62°41′35″S 60°51′28″W / 62.69306°S 60.85778°W which is 12.1 km east-southeast of Nikopol Point, 3.95 km southeast of Clark Nunatak, 3.08 km southwest of Bond Point and 13.2 km west-southwest of Hannah Point. British mapping in 1821 and 1968, Spanish in 1991, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009.
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Elephant Point
Elephant Point is a small predominantly ice-free promontory projecting 2 km into Bransfield Strait at the south extremity of the west half of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The point forms the southwest side of the entrance to Kavarna Cove, and is surmounted by Rotch Dome on the north. Ice-free surface area 109 hectares (270 acres). Dryad Lake is situated on the west side of the point. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The feature is named after the Elephant seal species.
The southernmost point of the feature is located at 62°41′35″S 60°51′28″W / 62.69306°S 60.85778°W which is 12.1 km east-southeast of Nikopol Point, 3.95 km southeast of Clark Nunatak, 3.08 km southwest of Bond Point and 13.2 km west-southwest of Hannah Point. British mapping in 1821 and 1968, Spanish in 1991, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009.