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Sombre Point

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Sombre Point (57°45′S 26°25′W) is the northeast point of Saunders Island, South Sandwich Islands. The name applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 refers to the dark and dull aspect of the basaltic rock and ash in this vicinity.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Sombre Point" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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