Collins Point
Location | Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Collins Point, Antarctica |
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Coordinates | 62°59′45″S 60°35′11″W / 62.995841°S 60.586494°W |
Tower | |
Construction | fiberglass (tower), concrete (foundation) |
Height | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
Shape | cylinder |
Markings | white , stripe (red, horizontal direction) |
Power source | solar power |
Light | |
Focal height | 10 m (33 ft) |
Range | 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 5s |
Collins Point is a small but prominent headland 1.4 km (0.87 mi) west-south-west of Fildes Point, on the south side of Port Foster, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was charted by a British expedition under Foster, 1828–31. It was named by Lieutenant Commander D.N. Penfold, Royal Navy, following his survey of the island in 1948–49, for Rear Admiral Kenneth Collins of the Hydrographic Department of the Admiralty.[1]
Antarctic Specially Protected Area
The site forms part of an Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA 140), comprising several separate sites on Deception Island, and designated as such primarily for its botanic and ecological values.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Collins Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ "Parts of Deception Island, South Shetland Islands" (PDF). Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 140: Measure 3, Appendix 1. Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Collins Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
63°0′S 60°35′W / 63.000°S 60.583°W
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