Dartmouth Point
| Dartmouth Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 19 ′ S , 36 ° 27 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | Moraine Fjord | |
| Waters 2 | Cumberland East Bay | |
The Dartmouth Point is a headland on the north coast of South Georgia . It is at the northern end of a peninsula that separates Moraine Fjord from Cumberland East Bay .
This cape was mapped during the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1903) under the direction of polar explorer Otto Nordenskjöld . It is named after the HMS Dartmouth , a light cruiser of the Royal Navy , who in the First World War was used.
Web links
- Dartmouth Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Dartmouth Point on geographic.org (English)