Gregory Point
| Gregory Point | ||
 Map of Smith Island with Gregory Point |
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 55 ′ S , 62 ° 32 ′ W | |
| location | Smith Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Drake Street | |
The Gregory Point is a headland on the west coast of Smith Iceland in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is 7 miles southwest of Cape Smith .
The name Cape Gregory appears on maps based on the work of the British polar traveler Henry Foster (1796–1831) between 1828 and 1831. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee decided in 1962, after evaluating aerial photographs, to change this name in order to better reflect the actual nature of the geographic object.
Web links
- Gregory Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Gregory Point on geographic.org (English)