Framnaes Point
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 9 ′ S , 36 ° 39 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | Stromness Bay | |
The Framnäs Point is a headland on the northern coast of the island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It is located 1.5 km southwest of Cape Saunders on the north shore of Stromness Bay .
The name of the headland, which has been established before 1920 and means something like "protruding nose", probably comes from Norwegian whalers.
Web links
- Framnaes Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Framnaes Point on geographic.org (English)