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Gregory Point

Gregory Point is a rocky point on the northwest coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica projecting 700 m into Drake Passage. Situated 12.85 km west-southwest of Cape Smith, 3.9 km northwest of Mount Pisgah and 2 km north-northeast of Markeli Point. The point was roughly charted by Captain Henry Foster in 1829 and named Cape Gregory.

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Gregory Point is a rocky point on the northwest coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica projecting 700 m into Drake Passage. Situated 12.85 km west-southwest of Cape Smith, 3.9 km northwest of Mount Pisgah and 2 km north-northeast of Markeli Point. The point was roughly charted by Captain Henry Foster in 1829 and named Cape Gregory.

62°55′11″S 62°31′55″W / 62.91972°S 62.53194°W / -62.91972; -62.53194

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