Veitch Point
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 36 ′ S , 46 ° 2 ′ W | |
| location | Monroe Island ( South Orkney Islands ) | |
| Waters | Sandefjord Bay | |
The Veitch Point is a headland in the center of the north-eastern end of Monroe Iceland in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands .
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations mapped it on the Discovery II in 1933 . They named it after Robert Samuel Veitch (1908–1994), technician for the plumb bob on board the ship.
Web links
- Veitch Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Veitch Point on geographic.org (English)