Bowsprit Point
Leskov Island is one of the three Traversay Islands that form a subgroup of the South Sandwich Islands, in the Southern Ocean. The island is named after Russian sailor Arcady Leskov.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rudder Point.
Rudder Point
Peak
Leskov Island is one of the three Traversay Islands that form a subgroup of the South Sandwich Islands, in the Southern Ocean. The island is named after Russian sailor Arcady Leskov.
Bowsprit Point
- Type: Cape
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-56.66808° or 56° 40′ 5″ southLongitude
-28.09745° or 28° 5′ 51″ westOpen location code
39MH8WJ3+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
node 10269118642OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
10787454Wikidata ID
Q312991
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Bowsprit Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Bowsprit Point” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “博斯普里特角”
- German: “Bowsprit Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bowsprit Point”
- Spanish: “Punta Proa”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Bowsprit Point”.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Grytviken and South Georgia Island.
Curious Capes to Discover
Uncover intriguing capes from every corner of the globe.
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 “Bowsprit Point”. Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0.