Cardno Point
Cardno Point (54°0′S 38°0′W / 54.000°S 38.000°WCoordinates: 54°0′S 38°0′W / 54.000°S 38.000°W) is a high flat-topped, tussock-covered headland forming the eastern extremity of Bird Island, off the west end of South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Lieutenant Commander , Royal Navy, navigating officer of HMS Owen, which made a hydrographic survey of the area in 1960–61.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Cardno Point". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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- Headlands of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands geography stubs