Antarctic Point
| Antarctic Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 4 ′ S , 36 ° 59 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | Antarctic Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Tornquist Bay | |
The Antarctic Point is a headland on the north coast of South Georgia . The cape marks the entrance to Antarctic Bay to the west and the entrance to Tornquist Bay to the east .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations mapped it between 1926 and 1930. They named the cape based on the name of the bay of the same name after the Antarctic , the ship of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901-1903) under the direction of the polar explorer Otto Nordenskjöld .
Web links
- Antarctic Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Antarctic Point on geographic.org (English)