Stoneley Point

Stoneley Point (63°52′S 58°7′W / 63.867°S 58.117°W / -63.867; -58.117Coordinates: 63°52′S 58°7′W / 63.867°S 58.117°W / -63.867; -58.117) is a rocky point on the northwest coast of James Ross Island, 4 nautical miles (7 km) west of Brandy Bay. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Robert Stoneley, Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) geologist at Hope Bay in 1952.

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