Cape Pirner
| Cape Pirner | ||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 32 ′ S , 36 ° 5 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | Royal Bay ( South Atlantic ) | |
| Waters 2 | Moltke harbor | |
The Cape Pirner is a headland on the north coast of South Georgia . It marks the entrance to Moltke Harbor in Royal Bay to the north .
A German research group led by Carl Schrader during the First International Polar Year (1882–1883) mapped and named the Cape . Namesake is Johannes Heinrich Pirner, captain of the ship SMS Moltke on this research trip.
Web links
- Pirner Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Pirner Point on geographic.org (English)