Sheer Point
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 4 ′ S , 37 ° 9 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | Prince Olav Harbor | |
The Sheer Point (English for sheer headland ) is a headland on the north coast of South Georgia . It is east of Fine Point on the north bank of Prince Olav Harbor .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations mapped it between 1929 and 1930 and named it Steep Point . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee changed this name in 1991, because there is already a headland of this name on South Georgia with the Steep Point on the east bank of Possession Bay .
Web links
- Sheer Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sheer Point on geographic.org (English)