Islands
South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands

Restitution Point

Restitution Point is a point marking the north side of the entrance to South Bay in Prince Olav Harbor, on the north coast of South Georgia. The name , derived from the nearby whaling station, was given for this feature by DI personnel in 1929.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: cape in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • Also known as: “Factory Point” and “Punta Factoria”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brutus Island and Hay Peak.

Islet
is a small lying near the center of on the north coast of South Georgia. The descriptive name Saddle Island was given for this feature, probably by a British expedition under Ernest Shackleton, 1921–22, but the same name is used elsewhere in the Antarctic; to avoid confusion a new name has been approved for this feature.

Peak
is a peak rising to 660 metres at the head of in , South Georgia. It was charted and descriptively named "The Snow Pap" by the Discovery Investigations in 1929, but subsequently deleted.

Glacier
The Bay of Isles is a bay 9 miles wide and 3 miles deep, lying between and along the north coast of South Georgia. It was discovered in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook and so named by him because numerous islands lie in the bay. is situated 3½ km southwest of Restitution Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prince Olav Harbour and Dinghy Point.

Locality
is a small harbour in the south west portion of , entered between Point Abrahamsen and Sheep Point, along the north coast of South Georgia.

Locality
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south west portion of , entered between Point Abrahamsen and Sheep Point, along the north coast of South Georgia.

Locality
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south west portion of , entered between Point Abrahamsen and , along the north coast of South Georgia.

Restitution Point

Latitude
-54.06331° or 54° 3′ 48″ south
Longitude
-37.15265° or 37° 9′ 10″ west
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
39Q4WRPW+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9128076628
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
3426321
Wiki­data ID
Q393630
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Satellite Map

Discover Restitution Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Restitution Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Restitution Point”
  • Chinese: “雷斯蒂圖申角”
  • German: “Restitution Point”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Restitution Point”
  • Swedish: “Restitution Point”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fine Point and Sheer Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brutus and Prince Olav Harbour Cemetery.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Restitution Point”. Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0.