Canine Point

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Canine Point
Geographical location
Canine Point (South Georgia)
Canine Point
Coordinates 54 ° 23 ′  S , 36 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 54 ° 23 ′  S , 36 ° 15 ′  W
location South Georgia
Waters South Atlantic
Waters 2 Hound Bay

The Canine Point (from English canine 'canine' ) is a prominent headland on the north coast of South Georgia . It's at the head of Hound Bay .

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them descriptively in 2015 as well as in the context of naming the Hound Bay.

Web links

  • Canine Point . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)