Larsen Point
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 12 ′ S , 36 ° 29 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Waters 2 | Cumberland Bay | |
The Larsen Point is a headland on the north coast of South Georgia . As the eastern branch of the Lewin Peninsula, it marks the western boundary of the entrance to Cumberland Bay .
It is named after the Norwegian whaling entrepreneur and Antarctic explorer Carl Anton Larsen (1860-1924), who mapped the headland during his Antarctic voyage with the Jason (1892-1894).
Web links
- Larsen Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Larsen Point on geographic.org (English)