Woodward Point
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 5 ′ S , 36 ° 54 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
The Woodward Point is a headland on the north coast of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It is located west of the archipelago The Guides and belongs to the breeding areas of the giant petrel .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2009 based on the naming of the neighboring Mount Woodward to the south . Its namesake is Roswall Woodward from New Haven , Connecticut , who was the captain of the first US sealer in the waters around South Georgia in 1790 .
Web links
- Woodward Point . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)