Cairns Shoal
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 0 ′ 34 " S , 37 ° 39 ′ 54" W | |
| Waters 1 | Right Whale Bay ( South Georgia ) | |
Cairns Shoal is a shoal on the north coast of South Georgia . In the eastern part of Right Whale Bay , it is 1 km west of Craigie Point .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the shoal in 1964 after Petty Officer Peter T. Cairns of the Royal Navy , who was involved in the discovery and hydrographic survey of this geographic object on board the ship HMS Owen in 1961 .
Web links
- Cairns Shoal in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cairns Shoal on geographic.org (English)