Devils Point
| Devils Point | ||
 Map of the Byers Peninsula with Devils Point |
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 40 ′ S , 61 ° 11 ′ W | |
| location | Livingston Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | Osogovo Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Raskuporis Cove | |
The Devils Point (English for Devil's Point ) is a headland which forms the southwestern extension of Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It lies between Osogovo Bay and Raskuporis Cove in the southwest of the Byers Peninsula .
The British navigator James Weddell , who operated in the waters around the South Shetland Islands between 1820 and 1823, mapped and named the headland.
Web links
- Devils Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Devils Point on geographic.org (English)