Johannesen Point
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 1 ′ S , 38 ° 14 ′ W | |
| location | Main Island ( Willis Islands ) | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
The Johannesen Point is the south-western headland of Main Iceland in the archipelago of South Georgia belonging to the group of Willis Islands .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations named this headland as part of the mapping of South Georgia between 1926 and 1930 as All Johannesen Point after a Norwegian sealer captain who assisted with this work. In the course of measurements by the South Georgia Survey between 1951 and 1952, the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee decided in 1955 to use a shortened name.
Web links
- Johannesen Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Johannesen Point on geographic.org (English)