Fume Point

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Fume Point
Zavodovski Island ISS016.jpg
Satellite image of Zavadovski Island with Fume Point (above)
Geographical location
Fume Point (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)
Fume Point
Coordinates 56 ° 19 ′  S , 27 ° 34 ′  W Coordinates: 56 ° 19 ′  S , 27 ° 34 ′  W
location Zavodovski Island ( South Sandwich Islands )
Waters South Atlantic

The Fume Point ( English for Rauchspitze ) is a headland that marks the southern end of Zavodovski Island in the archipelago of the South Sandwich Islands .

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1971 based on the volcanic activity in this area.

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