Antarctic Point

Antarctic Point is a headland which marks the west side of the entrance to on the north coast of South Georgia. It was charted in the period 1926–1930 by Discovery Investigations personnel, who named it after nearby Antarctic Bay.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sheep Point.

Locality
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south west portion of , entered between Point Abrahamsen and , along the north coast of South Georgia.

Antarctic Point

Latitude
-54.06113° or 54° 3′ 40″ south
Longitude
-36.97732° or 36° 58′ 38″ west
Open location code
39Q5W2QF+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7222174575
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
3426596
Wiki­data ID
Q312989
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Antarctic Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Antarctic Point
  • Chinese: 南極角
  • German: Antarctic Point
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Antarctic Point
  • Spanish: Punta Antarctic
  • Swedish: Antarctic Point

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Highlights include Mount Constance and Blue Whale Mountain.

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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 “Antarctic Point”. Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0.