Point Martin
| Point Martin | ||
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 46 ′ S , 44 ° 43 ′ W | |
| location | Laurie Island ( South Orkney Islands ) | |
| Waters | Scotia Bay | |
The Point Martin is a headland on the south coast of Laurie Iceland in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . On the Mossman Peninsula , it is 1.3 km northwest of Cape Murdoch .
It was mapped in 1903 during the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902-1904) under the direction of the Scottish polar explorer William Speirs Bruce . Bruce named the bay after William Martin (1875 - unknown), Able Seaman on the research vessel Scotia on this expedition.
Web links
- Point Martin in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Point Martin on geographic.org (English)