Patcha Point
Patcha Point (64°37′S 62°8′W / 64.617°S 62.133°WCoordinates: 64°37′S 62°8′W / 64.617°S 62.133°W) is the south end of Nansen Island in Wilhelmina Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897–99. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for , helicopter pilot with the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) which photographed this area in 1956–57.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Patcha Point". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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- Headlands of Graham Land
- Danco Coast
- Danco Coast geography stubs