Chinstrap Point

Chinstrap Point is the southeast point of Vindication Island, South Sandwich Islands. This feature was named Rocky Point during a survey of the island from RRS Discovery II in 1930, but the name was changed to avoid duplication. The new name applied by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971 refers to the enormous colony of chinstrap penguins on the point.

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


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