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Bills Point is a headland marking the south extremity of
Delta Island Delta Island is an island long, lying close southeast of Lambda Island and east of Alpha Island in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago. The name, derived from the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, was probably given by Discovery Investig ...
in the
Melchior Islands The Melchior Islands are a group of many low, ice-covered islands lying near the center of Dallmann Bay in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. They were first seen but left unnamed by a German expedition under Eduard Dallmann, 1873–74. The isl ...
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Palmer Archipelago Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It extends from Tower Island in the north to Anvers ...
. The name was probably given by DI personnel who roughly charted Delta Island in 1927. The feature was surveyed by Argentine expeditions in 1942, 1943 and 1948.


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Harpun Rocks The Harpun Rocks () are submerged rocks lying southeast of Bills Point, Delta Island, in the Melchior Islands of the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The name appears on a chart based upon a 1927 survey by Discovery Investigations personnel, but may ...


References

* Headlands of the Palmer Archipelago {{PalmerArchipelago-geo-stub