Aucellina Point

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Aucellina Point
Geographical location
Aucellina Point (South Georgia)
Aucellina Point
Coordinates 54 ° 13 ′  S , 37 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 54 ° 13 ′  S , 37 ° 24 ′  W
location South Georgia
Waters Queen Maud Bay

The Aucellina Point is a headland on the south coast of South Georgia . It is located 2.5 km southeast of Cape Rosa on the north shore of Queen Maud Bay .

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them in 1982 after mussels of the genus Aucellina , the fossils of which had been discovered in the vicinity of this headland.

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