Clear Point
Clear Point is a headland forming the northeast side of the entrance to Leith Harbour, Stromness Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1929 British Admiralty chart.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
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 5 km southwest of Clear Point.
Clear Point
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Punta Límpia”
- Category: point
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.14671° or 54° 8′ 48″ southLongitude
-36.66269° or 36° 39′ 46″ westElevation
466 metres (1,529 feet)Open location code
39Q5V83P+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 9153294140OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Clear Point” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “克利爾角”
- German: “Clear Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Clear Point”
- Spanish: “Clear Point”
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