Inott Point
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Inott Point is a point 1.1 mile (2 km) north-northeast of Edinburgh Hill
on the east coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica. In association with the names of nineteenth century sealers in this area, named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Captain Robert Inott, Master of the American sealing ship Samuel (Samuel Peak
, q.v.) from Nantucket, who visited the South Shetland Islands, 1820-21.
Edinburgh Hill
Edinburgh Hill is a narrow point projecting 650 m from the east coast of Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica into McFarlane Strait and ending up in a conspicuous rocky hill of elevation 180 m. The point forms the northwest side of the entrance to Moon Bay...
on the east coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica. In association with the names of nineteenth century sealers in this area, named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Captain Robert Inott, Master of the American sealing ship Samuel (Samuel Peak
Samuel Peak
Samuel Peak is the 540 m peak in central Vidin Heights, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Surmounting Panega Glacier to the east and Kaliakra Glacier to the south....
, q.v.) from Nantucket, who visited the South Shetland Islands, 1820-21.
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4