Framnaes Point

Framnaes Point is a point 1 mile southwest of Cape Saunders, on the north side of , South Georgia. The name was given prior to 1920, probably by Norwegian whalers operating in the area.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: cape in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • Also known as: Framnaes

Places of Interest

Highlights include Coronda Peak.

Peak
is a peak over 610 metres high, standing north of 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.

Village
Photo: Harley D. Nygren, Public domain.
, also known as Port Leith, was a whaling station on the northeast coast of South Georgia, established and operated by Christian Salvesen Ltd, . is situated 3 km west of Framnaes Point.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. It was one of three such stations in , the other two being Stromness and . is situated 6 km southwest of Framnaes Point.

Framnaes Point

Latitude
-54.14612° or 54° 8′ 46″ south
Longitude
-36.64248° or 36° 38′ 33″ west
Elevation
206 metres (676 feet)
Open location code
39Q5V935+H2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9153294139
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
3426479
Wiki­data ID
Q312906
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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

Localities in the Area

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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.