Bjelland Point
| Bjelland Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 6 ′ S , 36 ° 44 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Waters 2 | Bjelland Bay | |
The Bjelland Point is a headland on the north coast of South Georgia . It is immediately south of Second Milestone and 2.5 km east-northeast of Robertson Point . The headland is the eastern boundary of the entrance to Bjelland Bay .
The South Georgia Survey surveyed the area around the headland between 1951 and 1957. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1958 after Sigurd L. Bjelland, from 1951 manager of the South Georgia Whaling Company at the Leith Harbor whaling station for several years .
Web links
- Bjelland Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Bjelland Point on geographic.org (English)