Leeson Point
| Leeson Point | ||
 Satellite image of Montagu Island with Leeson Point (top right) |
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| Coordinates | 58 ° 25 ′ S , 26 ° 16 ′ W | |
| location | Montagu Island ( South Sandwich Islands ) | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
The Leeson Point is a striking and frozen headland that the northeastern foothills of Montagu Iceland in the archipelago of the South Sandwich Islands is.
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1974 after Lieutenant John Leeson (* 1933) of the Royal Navy , chief navigator on the patrol boat HMS Protector to explore the South Sandwich Islands in 1964.
Web links
- Leeson Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Leeson Point on geographic.org (English)