Turret Point
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 5 ′ S , 57 ° 57 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | King George Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Elephant Seal Cove and Katsui Strait | |
Turret Point ( English for turrets headland ) is marked by sharply rising rock pillars headland on the south coast of King George Iceland in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It marks the east side of the entrance to King George Bay .
The cape was mapped and descriptively named Turret Rocks in 1937 by scientists from the British Discovery Investigations . However, since this led to confusion with a group of rocks off the coast, the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee changed the name in 1960 to the form it is today.
Web links
- Turret Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Turret Point on geographic.org (English)