Barnard Point
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 45 ′ S , 60 ° 20 ′ W | |
| location | Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Bransfield Street | |
| Waters 2 | False Bay | |
The Barnard Point is a cape on the south coast of Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It limits the entrance to False Bay to the southeast .
The cape has been known since at least 1822, but its name does not appear on maps of Livingston Island until a century later. It is probably named after the nearby Mount Barnard (now known as Mount Friesland ). Its namesake is the American navigator Charles H. Barnard (1781-1840), captain of the sealer Charity of New York, which operated off the South Shetland Islands from 1820 to 1821 .
Web links
- Barnard Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Barnard Point on geographic.org (English)