Jebsen Point
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 43 ′ S , 45 ° 40 ′ W | |
| location | Signy Island ( South Orkney Islands ) | |
| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
| Waters 2 | Port Jebsen | |
The Jebsen Point is a headland on the west side of Signy Iceland in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . It is there on the south side of Port Jebsen .
The headland's name appears for the first time on a map based on surveys of the South Orkney Islands by Norwegian whaling captain Petter Sørlle between 1912 and 1913. Probable namesake are Bernhard and Wilhelm Jebsen, whaling entrepreneurs from Bergen , Norway , whose ship Tioga sank not far from the headland in 1913.
Web links
- Jebsen Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Jebsen Point on geographic.org (English)