Greenstone Point

Greenstone Point (73°30′S 94°19′W / 73.500°S 94.317°W / -73.500; -94.317Coordinates: 73°30′S 94°19′W / 73.500°S 94.317°W / -73.500; -94.317) is a high rock spur along the north front of the Jones Mountains of Antarctica, immediately east of Austin Valley. It was mapped by the University of Minnesota – Jones Mountains Party, 1960–61, and so named by them because of the greenish color of the rock.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Greenstone Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-07.

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