Rumbolds Point
| Rumbolds Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 53 ′ S , 35 ° 59 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Waters 2 | Doubtful Bay | |
The Rumbold Point is a headland at the southeast end of South Georgia . It marks the entrance to Doubtful Bay to the east .
The headland's name appears for the first time on a map that was created during the survey of the area by scientists from the British Discovery Investigations in 1930. According to the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee of 1955, the namesake is W. C. Rumbolds, who was working as a customs officer in South Georgia at the time of the designation .
Web links
- Rumbolds Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Rumbolds Point on geographic.org (English)