Low Rock Point
Low Rock Point is a point forming the west side of the entrance to Church Bay, near the west end of the north coast of South Georgia. It was charted by Discovery Investigations personnel in 1926–30, and so named because a low rock lies off the point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: cape in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Also known as: “Punta Roca Baja”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pyramid Point and Chaplin Head.
Pyramid Point
Locality
Elsehul is a bay along the north coast of South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Elsehul is approximately 0.5 miles wide, and is separated from nearby Undine Harbour by the narrow Survey Isthmus. Pyramid Point is situated 6 km west of Low Rock Point.
Chaplin Head
Locality
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of South Georgia. Chaplin Head is situated 6 km south of Low Rock Point.
Bill Inlet
Locality
Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of South Georgia. Bill Inlet is situated 6 km southwest of Low Rock Point.
Low Rock Point
- Category: cape
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.00268° or 54° 0′ 10″ southLongitude
-37.87987° or 37° 52′ 48″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
39Q4X4WC+W3OpenStreetMap ID
node 5424413647OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Low Rock Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Low Rock Point”
- Chinese: “低岩角”
- German: “Low Rock Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Low Rock Point”
- Swedish: “Low Rock Point”
Localities in the Area
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