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Ablation Point
Ablation Point
, also known as
Punta Ablación
, is the eastern extremity of a hook-shaped rock ridge marking the north side of the entrance to
Ablation Valley
, on the east coast of
Alexander Island
,
Antarctica
. It was first photographed from the air on 23 November 1935 by
Lincoln Ellsworth
and mapped from these photographs by W.L.G. Joerg. It was roughly surveyed in 1936 by the
British Graham Land Expedition
(BGLE) and resurveyed in 1949 by the
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
(FIDS). It was named by FIDS for nearby Ablation Valley. The site lies within
Antarctic Specially Protected Area
(ASPA)
No.147
.
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