Thumb Point is a rock spur extending from the northwest side of The Mitten, a butte in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land. Named by the Southern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1962–63, because the feature resembles the thumb on a mitten.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Thumb Point" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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