Saunders Point
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Saunders Point is the southern extremity of the small island
lying between Amphibolite Point
and Tophet Bastion
, off the south coast of Coronation Island
in the South Orkney Islands
. Charted by DI
personnel from the Discovery II in 1933. Named for A. Saunders who was aboard Discovery II and photographed the South Orkney Islands.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
lying between Amphibolite Point
Amphibolite Point
Amphibolite Point is a conspicuous, pyramidal point northwest of Saunders Point on the south coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Named by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey following their survey of 1948–49. There is a large amount of amphibolite on this point....
and Tophet Bastion
Tophet Bastion
Tophet Bastion is a conspicuous ice-capped rock wall, 1 nautical mile long, with an apron of talus. It stands 1 nautical mile east of Saunders Point on the south coast of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands. Roughly surveyed in 1933 by DI personnel...
, off the south coast of Coronation Island
Coronation Island
Coronation Island is the largest of the South Orkney Islands, long and from wide. The island extends in a general east-west direction, is mainly ice-covered and comprises numerous bays, glaciers and peaks, the highest rising to...
in the South Orkney Islands
South Orkney Islands
The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, about north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. They have a total area of about ....
. Charted by DI
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918...
personnel from the Discovery II in 1933. Named for A. Saunders who was aboard Discovery II and photographed the South Orkney Islands.