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Eskimo Point

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For the Canadian community formerly known as Eskimo Point, see Arviat.
For the historc HBC fort located on Eskimo Point, see Prince of Wales Fort.


Eskimo Point (74°17′S 162°33′E / 74.283°S 162.550°E / -74.283; 162.550) is a flat-topped, steep-sided promontory which protrudes from the east side of Eisenhower Range and forms the north wall of O'Kane Canyon, in Victoria Land.[1]

So named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1962–63, which camped on its upper surface and built an igloo while waiting for white-out conditions to lift.

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