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Feature Name (see definition): Holst Point Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 6921 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 65° 32' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 063° 50' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -65.5333333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -63.8333333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1971 Description (see definition): Point at the head of Beascochea Bay which divides it into two arms, on the W coast of Graham Land. First charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for Axel Holst (1860-1931), Norwegian biochemist who in 1907, with Theodor C.B. Frolich, first produced experimental scurvy and laid the foundations for later work on vitamins. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Holst Point in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Holst Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Holst Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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