Steinnes
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Steinnes is a rock point on the southeast shore of Prydz Bay
, about 4 nautical miles (7 km) east-northeast of Larsemann Hills
. First mapped from air photographs by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936) and named Steinnes (stone point).
Prydz Bay
Prydz Bay is a deep embayment of Antarctica between the Lars Christensen Coast and Ingrid Christensen Coast. Portions of the bay were sighted in January and February 1931 by Norwegian whalers and the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition...
, about 4 nautical miles (7 km) east-northeast of Larsemann Hills
Larsemann Hills
Larsemann Hills are a series of low rounded snow-free coastal hills along the SE shore of Prydz Bay. The hills extend W for 9 mi from Dalk Glacier. Discovered in February 1935 by Captain Klarius Mikkelsen from the whaling ship Thorshavn, sent out by Norwegian whaling magnate Lars Christensen, and...
. First mapped from air photographs by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936) and named Steinnes (stone point).