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Johannesen Point

Coordinates: 54°1′S 38°14′W / 54.017°S 38.233°W / -54.017; -38.233
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Johannesen Point (54°1′S 38°14′W / 54.017°S 38.233°W / -54.017; -38.233) is the southwestern point of Main Island in the Willis Islands off the west end of South Georgia. This feature was named "All Johannesens Point", presumably by Discovery Investigations personnel who charted South Georgia in the period 1926–30. Following a survey of the island in 1951–52, the South Georgia Survey reported that this cumbersome name is seldom used locally. On this basis, the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee recommended the present shortened form of the name.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Johannesen Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-25.

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