Three Sisters Point
| Three Sisters Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 5 ′ S , 57 ° 55 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Three Kings Cove | |
| Waters 2 | Sherratt Bay | |
The Three Sisters Point (English for three sisters point ) is a headland on the south coast of King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It marks the western limit of the entrance to Sherratt Bay and the southeastern limit of the entrance to Three Kings Cove .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations mapped it and named it in 1937. It is named after three striking boulders on the headland.
Web links
- Three Sisters Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Three Sisters Point on geographic.org (English)