Markham Point
The Bay of Isles is a bay 9 miles wide and 3 miles deep, lying between Cape Buller and Cape Wilson along the north coast of South Georgia. It was discovered in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook and so named by him because numerous islands lie in the bay.Places of Interest
Highlights include Grace Glacier and Clayton Glacier.
Grace Glacier
Glacier
The Bay of Isles is a bay 9 miles wide and 3 miles deep, lying between Cape Buller and Cape Wilson along the north coast of South Georgia. It was discovered in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook and so named by him because numerous islands lie in the bay. Grace Glacier is situated 4 km southeast of Markham Point.
Clayton Glacier
Glacier
The Bay of Isles is a bay 9 miles wide and 3 miles deep, lying between Cape Buller and Cape Wilson along the north coast of South Georgia. It was discovered in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook and so named by him because numerous islands lie in the bay. Clayton Glacier is situated 3½ km southwest of Markham Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salisbury Plain.
Salisbury Plain
Locality
Photo: Pismire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salisbury Plain is a broad coastal plain found with the Bay of Isles on the north coast of South Georgia. It lies between the mouths of Grace and Lucas glaciers on the southern coast of the bay, with Mount Ashley south of it. Salisbury Plain is situated 4½ km east of Markham Point.
Markham Point
- Type: Locality
- Category: point
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.06121° or 54° 3′ 40″ southLongitude
-37.40952° or 37° 24′ 34″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
39Q4WHQR+G5OpenStreetMap ID
node 9130863930OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Markham Point” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “馬卡姆角”
- German: “Markham Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Markham Point”
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