Benson Point
| Benson Point | ||
 Map of the Byers Peninsula ( Livingston Island ) with Rugged Island (left) and Benson Point |
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 39 ′ S , 61 ° 17 ′ W | |
| location | Rugged Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Drake Street | |
| Waters 2 | Morton Strait | |
The Benson Point is a headland , the southwestern end of Rugged Iceland in the archipelago of South Shetland Islands forms.
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the cape in 1958 after the Swedish-American seaman Elof Benson, first mate and logbook keeper on the brig Hersilia , which operated in the waters of the South Shetland Islands from 1819 to 1820 and again from 1820 to 1821.
Web links
- Benson Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Benson Point on geographic.org (English)