Point Abrahamsen
| Point Abrahamsen | ||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 3 ′ S , 37 ° 8 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | Lighthouse Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Prince Olav Harbor | |
The Point Abrahamsen is a headland on the north coast of South Georgia , which the Lighthouse Bay from Prince Olav Harbor into two bays of Cook Bay separates.
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations mapped and named it in 1929. It is named after the whaling captain Abrahamsen, who at the time operated the whaling station in Prince Olav Harbor.
Web links
- Abrahamsen Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Abrahamsen Point on geographic.org (English)