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Delusion Point is a point on the south side of the entrance to Spillane Fjord and the northeast side of the entrance to
Sexaginta Prista Bay Sexaginta Prista Bay ( bg, залив Сексагинта Приста, ‘Zaliv Sexaginta Prista’ \'za-liv sek-sa-'gin-ta 'pris-ta\) is the 6.5 km wide bay indenting for 4 km Oscar II Coast in Graham Land southwest of Delusion Point ...
, which marks the east end of
Arkovna Ridge Arkovna Ridge ( bg, Хребет Арковна, Hrebet Arkovna) is a narrow rocky ridge extending 45 km from the foothills of Madrid Dome to the southwest to Delusion Point to the east, 5.7 km wide, and rising to 1490 m ( Ishirkov Crag) in northe ...
that forms the south wall of
Crane Glacier Crane Glacier (), is a narrow glacier which flows in an east-northeasterly direction along the northwest side of Aristotle Mountains to enter Spillane Fjord south of Devetaki Peak, on the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Sir Hubert Wil ...
, on the east coast of
Graham Land Graham Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula that lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and ...
. The feature was photographed from the air by Sir Hubert Wilkins on a flight of December 20, 1928, and was named by the
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...
, who charted it in 1947.


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Headlands of Graham Land Oscar II Coast {{OscarIICoast-geo-stub