Saunders Point
| Saunders Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 42 ′ S , 45 ° 19 ′ W | |
| location | Simeonov Island ( South Orkney Islands ) | |
| Waters | Orwell Bight | |
| Waters 2 | Slanchev Bryag Cove | |
The Saunders Point is the southern headland of Simeonov Iceland between the amphibolites Point and the Tophet Bastion off the south coast of Coronation Iceland in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . It limits the entrance to Slanchev Bryag Cove to the west .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations mapped this landmark in 1933. It is named after A. Saunders, who photographed the southern Orkney Islands while on board the RRS Discovery II .
Web links
- Saunders Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Saunders Point on geographic.org (English)