Müller Point
| Müller Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 42 ′ S , 35 ° 55 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Waters 2 | Iris Bay | |
The Müller Point is a headland near the eastern end of South Georgia . It represents the eastern boundary of Iris Bay .
The South Georgia Survey mapped them in its 1951-1957 survey campaign . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them in 1958 after Johannes Müller († 1941), Second Officer in charge of navigation on board the Deutschland for the Second German Antarctic Expedition (1911-1912) under the direction of Wilhelm Filchner . Müller's surveying work contributed significantly to the improvement of maps of South Georgia.
Web links
- Müller Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Müller Point on geographic.org (English)