Beach Point
| Beach Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 59 ° 25 ′ S , 27 ° 19 ′ W | |
| location | Thule Island ( South Sandwich Islands ) | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
The Beach Point ( English for beach tip ) forms the northeastern tip of Thule Island in the archipelago of the South Sandwich Islands . It is characterized by a bare mountain ridge and a narrow beach border made of boulders and pebbles .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations landed here in 1930, did a mapping and descriptive naming.
Web links
- Beach Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Beach Point on geographic.org (English)