Diver Point
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 0 ′ S , 38 ° 3 ′ W | |
| location | Bird Island ( South Georgia ) | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
The Diver Point is a headland on the northern coast of Bird Iceland off the northwestern tip of South Georgia .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1976 after the broad-billed petrel ( Pelecanoides georgicus , English South Georgia diving petrel ), whose breeding grounds the headland belongs to.
Web links
- Diver Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Diver Point on geographic.org (English)