Framnaes Point
Framnaes Point is a point 1 mile southwest of Cape Saunders, on the north side of Stromness Bay, South Georgia. The name was given prior to 1920, probably by Norwegian whalers operating in the area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: cape in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Also known as: “Framnaes”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Coronda Peak.
Coronda Peak
Peak
Coronda Peak is a peak over 610 metres high, standing north of Leith Harbour on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears on a chart showing the results of surveys by Discovery Investigations personnel in 1927 and 1929, and is probably after the SS Coronda whose captain was of assistance to the survey party.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leith Harbour and Husvik.
Leith Harbour
Village
Photo: Harley D. Nygren, Public domain.
Leith Harbour, also known as Port Leith, was a whaling station on the northeast coast of South Georgia, established and operated by Christian Salvesen Ltd, Edinburgh. Leith Harbour is situated 3 km west of Framnaes Point.
Husvik
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Husvik is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. It was one of three such stations in Stromness Bay, the other two being Stromness and Leith Harbour. Husvik is situated 6 km southwest of Framnaes Point.
Framnaes Point
- Category: cape
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.14612° or 54° 8′ 46″ southLongitude
-36.64248° or 36° 38′ 33″ westElevation
206 metres (676 feet)Open location code
39Q5V935+H2OpenStreetMap ID
node 9153294139OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Framnaes Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Framnaes Point”
- Chinese: “弗拉姆奈斯角”
- German: “Framnaes Point”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Framnes”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Framnaes Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Framnes”
- Norwegian: “Framnes”
- Spanish: “Punta Limpia”
- Swedish: “Framnaes Point”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Framnaes Point and Coronda Lake.
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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 “Framnaes Point”. Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0.