Kelp Point

Kelp Point is a point fringed by kelp, marking the south side of the entrance to Husvik Harbor, the southern arm of , on the north coast of South Georgia. It was charted and named by Discovery Investigations personnel in the period 1926–30.
Wikipedia
Rob Oo, CC BY 2.0.
  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of around 60 metres (200 feet)
  • Description: cape in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jason Peak and Ruby Peak.
Peak
is a peak, 675 metres high, lying 1 mile…
Peak
is a peak rising on the east side… is situated 3 km southwest of Kelp Point.
Peak
is a peak rising to 610 m west of Jason… is situated 3 km south of Kelp Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Husvik and Leith Harbour.
Wikimedia, Public domain.
Locality
is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. is situated 4½ km west of Kelp Point.
Harley D. Nygren, Public domain.
Village
, also known as Port Leith, was a whaling… is situated 5 km northwest of Kelp Point.

Kelp Point

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Latitude
-54.17646° or 54° 10′ 35″ south
Longitude
-36.63936° or 36° 38′ 22″ west
Open location code
39Q5R9F6+C7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9097325320
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
3426416
Wiki­data ID
Q335549

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kelp Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kelp Point”
  • Chinese: “克爾普角”
  • German: “Kelp Point”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kelp Point”
  • Spanish: “Punta Cachiyuyo”
  • Swedish: “Kelp Point (udde i Sydgeorgien och Sydsandwichöarna)”
  • Swedish: “Kelp Point”

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