May Point
| May Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 14 ′ S , 36 ° 29 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | Cumberland West Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Maiviken | |
The May Point is a headland on the north coast of South Georgia . It represents the northern end of the Thatcher Peninsula and marks the east entrance to Maiviken Bay , a small side bay of Cumberland West Bay .
It was mapped during the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1903) under the direction of Otto Nordenskjöld . The name is related to the bay of the same name, into which the expedition members had penetrated in May 1902.
Web links
- May Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mai Point on geographic.org (English)