Hamilton Point is a flat-topped point marking the south side of the entrance to Markham Bay

Markham Bay (Antarctica)

Markham Bay is a bay 8 nautical miles wide, lying between Ekelof Point and Hamilton Point on the east side of James Ross Island. Possibly first seen by a British expedition under Ross, who explored this area in 1842-43. First charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under...

 on the southeast side of James Ross Island

James Ross Island

James Ross Island is a large island off the southeast side and near the northeastern extremity of Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by Prince Gustav Channel. Rising to , it is irregularly shaped and extends in a north-south direction. It was charted in October 1903 by the Swedish...

. Discovered by a British expedition under Ross, 1839–43, who named it Cape Hamilton after Captain W.A.B. Hamilton, Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

, then private secretary to the Earl of Haddington, and later Second Secretary to the Admiralty. First surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition

Swedish Antarctic Expedition

The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen.-Background:Otto Nordenskjöld, a Swedish geologist and geographer, organized and lead a scientific expedition of the Antarctic Peninsula...

 under Nordenskjold, 1901–04, and resurveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1953. Point is considered a more suitable descriptive term for the feature than cape.