Handspike Corner (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Handspike Corner (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Corner
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.
Nomenclature Board of Tasmania Regn10642J/ Decn 8776 "Where the coastal terrace 1/2 mile east of Handspike Point meets the steep slope up to the plateau. This is a useful milestone on the coastal track -? it is the spot where the ANARE station first comes into view when travelling from Half Moon Bay - and is known to ANARE men by this name" {Johnson & Kerry, Antarctic Division biologists, 1971}. #C: ANARE Corres: 19710707
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