⛵ The Turret

Antarctica · Antarctica · 60.67°S, 45.15°W

The Turret is a conspicuous rocky headland, 460 m high, at the south side of the entrance to Gibbon Bay on the east coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Probably first sighted by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer who discovered these islands in December 1821. Charted and given this descriptive name by DI personnel on the Discovery II in 1933.

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Quick facts

Country	Antarctica
Continent / region	Antarctica
Coordinates (approx.)	60.67°S, 45.15°W · view on map

The Turret is located in Antarctica, in Antarctica.

More peninsulas in Antarctica

Adare Peninsula · Agüedo Point · Agüero Point · Akra Peninsula · Albena Peninsula · Alfatar Peninsula · Allison Peninsula · Amphibolite Point · Anderson Peninsula · Antarctic Peninsula.

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