Doubtful Point
Cumberland West Bay is a bay forming the western arm of Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. It is entered southward of Larsen Point, where it is 2.5 miles wide and extends 7 miles in a southwest direction.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jason Peak and Diamond Peak.
Jason Peak
Peak
Jason Peak is a peak, 675 metres high, lying 1 mile west of Jason Harbour on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1929 British Admiralty chart. Jason Peak is situated 3 km north of Doubtful Point.
Diamond Peak
Peak
Diamond Peak is a peak rising to 610 m west of Jason Harbor, Cumberland West Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. Charted and named by DI between 1925 and 1929. This article incorporates public domain material from… Diamond Peak is situated 2½ km northwest of Doubtful Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Husvik and Grytviken.
Husvik
Village
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 8 km northwest of Doubtful Point.
Grytviken
Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on South Georgia Island. It was founded in 1904 as it had the best harbour on this storm-wracked island, with flat ice-free terrain and a fresh water supply.
King Edward Point
Village
Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on South Georgia Island. It was founded in 1904 as it had the best harbour on this storm-wracked island, with flat ice-free terrain and a fresh water supply. King Edward Point is situated 10 km southeast of Doubtful Point.
Doubtful Point
- Type: Locality
- Category: point
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.21957° or 54° 13′ 10″ southLongitude
-36.60201° or 36° 36′ 7″ westElevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
39Q5Q9JX+55OpenStreetMap ID
node 9097325451OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Doubtful Point” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “道特弗爾角”
- German: “Doubtful Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Doubtful Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rolf Wall and West Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Enten Lake and Cachalote Peak.
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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 “Doubtful Point”. Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0.