Carey Point
| Carey Point | ||
 Saunders Island with Carey Point (left) |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 48 ′ S , 26 ° 32 ′ W | |
| location | Saunders Island ( South Sandwich Islands ) | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
The Carey Point is a rocky headland , the western foothills of the island Saunders Iceland in the archipelago of the South Sandwich Islands is.
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations carried out a survey in 1930 and named it Rocky Point . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee decided to rename it in 1953. The name, which is now established, is named after Commander William Melvin Carey (1887 - unknown), captain of the RRS Discovery II , with whose assistance the headland was surveyed.
Web links
- Carey Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Carey Point on geographic.org (English)