Mersey Spit
| Mersey Spit | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 5 ′ S , 57 ° 56 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | Three Kings Cove | |
| Waters 2 | Elephant Seal Cove and Katsui Strait | |
The Mersey Spit is a headland on the south coast of King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is north of Penguin Island .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations mapped and named it in 1937. It is named after the River Mersey in England.
Web links
- Mersey Spit in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mersey Spit on geographic.org (English)