Shag Point (South Georgia)
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Coordinates | 54 ° 2 ′ S , 37 ° 26 ′ W | |
location | South Georgia | |
Waters | Camp Bay | |
Waters 2 | Sunset fjord |
The Shag Point is a headland on the north coast of South Georgia . In the Bay of Isles , it lies between Camp Bay and Sunset Fjord .
British Discovery Investigations scientists mapped and named it in 1929. It is named after the resident blue - eyed shag ( Phalacrocorax atriceps , English imperial shag ). It was first recorded under this name on a 1931 nautical chart of the British Admiralty .
Web links
- Shag Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Shag Point on geographic.org (English)