Morrell Point
Morrell Point' is the northernmost point on the west coast of Thule Island in the South Sandwich Islands. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971 for Benjamin Morrell, a sealer of Stonington, Connecticut, who visited the island in the Wasp in 1823.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Morrell Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
External links[]
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Morrell Point". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Coordinates: 59°26′S 27°25′W / 59.433°S 27.417°W
Categories:
- Headlands of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands geography stubs