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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Poynter Col (GBR) 63° 49' 00.0" S 59° 07' 00.0" W
Name ID: 110699 Place ID: 11548

at c. 750m between Poynter Hill and Ivory Pinnacles, Trinity Peninsula, following survey by FIDS from "Hope Bay" in November 1948, was so named in association with the hill (APC, 1955, p.17; BAS 250 sheet SP 21-22/13, 1-DOS 1974).

Poynter Col (USA) 63° 49' 00.0" S 59° 07' 00.0" W
Name ID: 130323 Place ID: 11548

A snow-filled col, over 700 m high, joining Poynter Hill and Ivory Pinnacles in northern Graham Land. The col is 9 mi ESE of Cape Kjellman. Charted by FIDS in 1948. Named by UK-APC from association with Poynter Hill.

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