Matkah Point

Matkah Point (

63°58′S 58°19′W / 63.967°S 58.317°W / -63.967; -58.317Coordinates: 63°58′S 58°19′W / 63.967°S 58.317°W / -63.967; -58.317) is the northern entrance point to Holluschickie Bay, on the west coast of James Ross Island, Antarctica. The name, recommended by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee, arose from association with Holluschickie Bay; Matkah was the mother of the White Seal, Kotick, in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.^[1]

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