Point Purvis
Point Purvis is a point lying 1 nautical mile southwest of Tonsberg Point in Husvik Harbor, South Georgia. Charted by DI in 1928 and named after Petty Officer J.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ruby Peak.
Ruby Peak
Peak
Ruby Peak is a peak rising on the east side of Olsen Valley to the southwest of Jason Peak, South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1930 British Admiralty chart. This article incorporates public domain material from… Ruby Peak is situated 3½ km southeast of Point Purvis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Husvik and Leith Harbour.
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.
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. Leith Harbour is situated 3½ km north of Point Purvis.
Point Purvis
- Type: Locality
- Category: point
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.17465° or 54° 10′ 29″ southLongitude
-36.68391° or 36° 41′ 2″ westElevation
49 metres (161 feet)Open location code
39Q5R8G8+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 9099665654OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Point Purvis” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “珀維斯角”
- German: “Point Purvis”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Point Purvis”
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