Eddy Point () is a small point located on the south side of
Fildes Peninsula
The Fildes Peninsula is a long peninsula that forms the south-western end of King George Island (South Shetland Islands), King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was named from association with nearby Fildes Strait b ...
, west of
Halfthree Point on
King George Island, in the
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands, Antarctic islands located in the Drake Passage with a total area of . They lie about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, and between southwest of the n ...
. It was charted and named by
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, ...
personnel on the ''
Discovery II'' in 1935. The feature is used as a reference point for locating the rocks which lie along the route of boats passing through
Fildes Strait.
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References
Headlands of King George Island (South Shetland Islands)
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