Hope Point
King Edward Cove is a sheltered cove in the west side of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. This cove and its surrounding features, frequented by early sealers at South Georgia, was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskiöld who named it Grytviken.
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Georgia Museum and Mount Duse.
South Georgia Museum
Museum
Photo: Wofratz, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include King Edward Point and Grytviken.
Hope Point
- Cape
- Description: cape in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.28364° or 54° 17′ 1″ south
Longitude
-36.48794° or 36° 29′ 17″ west
Open location code
39Q5PG86+GR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hope Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hope Point”
- Chinese: “霍普角”
- German: “Hope Point”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hope Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hope Point”
- Norwegian: “Hope Point”
- Spanish: “Punta Carcelles”
- Spanish: “Punta Esperanza”
- Swedish: “Hope Point (udde i Sydgeorgien och Sydsandwichöarna)”
- Swedish: “Hope Point”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Duse Gully and Ambush Corner.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shackleton’s Memorial and Memorial.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Highlights
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