Aucellina Point
Aucellina Point is a small headland 1.6 miles southeast of Cape Rosa on the south coast of South Georgia. It was named in 1982 by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after a mollusk of the genus Aucellina, found in a rich fossil locality nearby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cave Cove.
Cave Cove
Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
King Haakon Bay, or King Haakon Sound, is an inlet on the southern coast of the island of South Georgia. The inlet is approximately 13 km long and 4 km wide. Cave Cove is situated 3 km north of Aucellina Point.
Aucellina Point
- Type: Locality
- Category: headland
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.21162° or 54° 12′ 42″ southLongitude
-37.39579° or 37° 23′ 45″ westElevation
95 metres (312 feet)Open location code
39Q4QJQ3+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 9125931369OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Aucellina Point” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “奧塞利納角”
- German: “Aucellina Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aucellina Point”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hammerstad Reef and McCarthy Island.
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