Helm Point

Helm Point (

72°11′S 170°0′E / 72.183°S 170.000°E / -72.183; 170.000Coordinates: 72°11′S 170°0′E / 72.183°S 170.000°E / -72.183; 170.000) is a point which marks the southeast tip of Honeycomb Ridge on the west side of Moubray Bay, Antarctica. It consists of brown granodiorite and supports a relatively luxuriant vegetation of lichens and mosses, along with nests of snow petrels and Wilson's petrels. Two Japanese whale-chasers, apparently familiar with the site, dropped anchor there for two nights early in February 1958. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1957–58, for , secretary of the Ross Sea Committee, who gave much assistance to the expedition. Helm was also secretary of the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee, 1957–64.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Helm Point". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)