Williams Point

Location of Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Williams Point from Miziya Peak, with Zed Islands in the background, Pyramid Island on the right and Zavala Island in the foreground.
Topographic map of Livingston Island.

Williams Point is the point forming both the north extremity of Varna Peninsula and the northeast tip of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Separated from Zed Islands to the north by Iglika Passage.

The discovery of the South Shetland Islands was first reported in 1819 by William Smith, Master of the brig Williams who had sighted the point on 19 February that year. An 1820 publication suggests that Smith gave the name ‘Williams’ to a point of land in this vicinity. In recent years the place name Williams Point has been established in international usage for the point described.


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