Laws Point
| Laws Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 8 ′ S , 37 ° 44 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | Wilson Harbor | |
The Laws Point is a headland on the south coast of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It is located north of Cape Demidow on the south bank of the entrance to Wilson Harbor and is the site of a large breeding colony of the giant petrel . Immediately to the west is Saddle Island .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2009. It is named after the British biologist Richard Maitland Laws (1926-2014) from the University of Cambridge , who worked for the British Antarctic Survey from 1947 to 1987 in various capacities .
Web links
- Laws Point . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)