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Aucellina Point

Coordinates: 54°12′S 37°24′W / 54.200°S 37.400°W / -54.200; -37.400
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Aucellina Point (54°12′S 37°24′W / 54.200°S 37.400°W / -54.200; -37.400) is a small headland 1.6 miles (2.6 km) southeast of Cape Rosa on the south coast of South Georgia. It was named in 1982 by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after a mollusk of the genus Aucellina, found in a rich fossil locality nearby.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Aucellina Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.