Knob Point (Ross Island)

This redirect is about the headland on Ross Island. For the headland on Vindication Island, see Knob Point (South Sandwich Islands).

Knob Point (77°48′S 166°40′E) is a rounded coastal point on the west side of Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island, Antarctica. The feature lies 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) west of Castle Rock. The name was adopted by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names on the recommendation of Gerald L. Kooyman, a United States Antarctic Research Program biologist who studied physiological characteristics related to diving in the Weddell seal in this vicinity, 1963–64 and 1964–65. Kooyman reported that this descriptive name was already in use by other field workers in the area.

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 This article incorporates public domain material from "Knob Point (Ross Island)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.