Cañón Point

Cañón Point (64°34′S 61°55′W / 64.567°S 61.917°W / -64.567; -61.917Coordinates: 64°34′S 61°55′W / 64.567°S 61.917°W / -64.567; -61.917) is a headland marking the southwest side of the entrance to Bancroft Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. It was first roughly charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897–99. The name appears on an Argentine government chart of 1954.

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

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