Kanin Point
| Kanin Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 11 ′ S , 36 ° 42 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | Husvik Harbor | |
| Waters 2 | Alert Cove | |
The Kanin Point ( English for rabbits headland is) a rocky headland on the north coast of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . On the south bank of Husvik Harbor , it forms the western boundary of Alert Cove 3 km west-southwest of Kelp Point .
The designation as Rocky Point , made by participants in the Discovery Investigations in 1928, was discarded because this headland was known under the name listed here in the Husvik whaling station . The background to this name is apparently several attempts from 1872 to settle rabbits in South Georgia.
Web links
- Kanin Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Kanin Point on geographic.org (English)