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Collins Point

Collins Point Lighthouse
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LocationDeception Island, South Shetland Islands, Collins Point, Antarctica Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates62°59′45″S 60°35′11″W / 62.995841°S 60.586494°W / -62.995841; -60.586494
Tower
Constructionfiberglass (tower), concrete (foundation) Edit this on Wikidata
Height3 m (9.8 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapecylinder Edit this on Wikidata
Markingswhite Edit this on Wikidata, stripe (red, horizontal direction) Edit this on Wikidata
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height10 m (33 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 5s Edit this on Wikidata

Collins Point is a small but prominent headland 1.4 km (0.87 mi) west-south-west of Fildes Point, on the south side of Port Foster, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was charted by a British expedition under Foster, 1828–31. It was named by Lieutenant Commander D.N. Penfold, Royal Navy, following his survey of the island in 1948–49, for Rear Admiral Kenneth Collins of the Hydrographic Department of the Admiralty.[1]

Antarctic Specially Protected Area

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The site forms part of an Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA 140), comprising several separate sites on Deception Island, and designated as such primarily for its botanic and ecological values.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Collins Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Parts of Deception Island, South Shetland Islands" (PDF). Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 140: Measure 3, Appendix 1. Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  3. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Collins Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

63°0′S 60°35′W / 63.000°S 60.583°W / -63.000; -60.583


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