Foul point
| Foul point | ||
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 32 ′ S , 45 ° 30 ′ W | |
| location | Yordanov Island ( South Orkney Islands ) | |
| Waters | Scotia Lake | |
| Waters 2 | Ommanney Bay | |
The Foul Point ( English for bad tip ) is a headland with offshore cliffs off the north coast of Coronation Island in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . It is located as the eastern branch of Yordanov Island on the east side of the entrance to Ommanney Bay . The headland belonged to Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 114 , but its protection status was lifted on August 5, 2014.
The British sealer captain George Powell and his American counterpart Nathaniel Palmer sighted this headland in December 1821 while exploring the South Orkney Islands together. The headland's name appears on Powell's 1822 map. The naming background has not survived.
Web links
- Foul Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Foul Point on geographic.org