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Geographic point in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Emona Anchorage from Lyaskovets Peak, with Ereby Point on the left.
Topographic map of Livingston Island.

Ereby Point (62°38′S 60°27′W / 62.633°S 60.450°W / -62.633; -60.450) is a point lying 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east-northeast of Hannah Point along the north side of South Bay, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The name "Erebys Bay" was applied to South Bay on an 1825 chart by James Weddell, "Ereby Point" was applied by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee in 1961 in order to preserve Weddell's name in the area.

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  1. "Ereby Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-03-03.

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