Harrison Point
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 10 ′ S , 36 ° 36 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | Stromness Bay | |
The Harrison Point is bordered by cliffs headland on the north coast of South Georgia . It is 2.5 km west of Busen Point on the south bank of Stromness Bay .
Scientists from the UK Discovery Investigations mapped it and named the headland Matthews Point in 1927 . However, in order to avoid confusion with Matthews Point on the west side of the entrance to Undine Harbor , the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee decided in 1955 to rename it to its current form. Both headlands are named after the British zoologist Leonard Harrison Matthews (1901–1986), a member of the staff of Discovery Investigations from 1924 to 1935 and who worked in South Georgia between 1924 and 1927.
Web links
- Harrison Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Harrison Point on geographic.org (English)