Shoemaker Point
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 1 ′ S , 38 ° 2 ′ W | |
| location | Bird Island | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
The Shoemaker Point is a headland in the south of Bird Iceland before the western end of South Georgia . It is located 800 m east of Jordan Cove .
The South Georgia Survey mapped them as part of its survey campaign, which ran from 1951 to 1957. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them in 1963. Shoemaker ( German shoemaker ) is an English-language name from the seaman's jargon for the white-chin petrel ( Procellaria aequinoctialis ), one of whose breeding areas Bird Island is.
Web links
- Shoemaker Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Shoemaker Point on geographic.org (English)