Owen Shoals

Owen Shoals (

53°58′S 38°7′W / 53.967°S 38.117°W / -53.967; -38.117Coordinates: 53°58′S 38°7′W / 53.967°S 38.117°W / -53.967; -38.117) is an area of shoals 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) northwest of the northwest extremity of Bird Island, South Georgia. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after HMS Owen, which surveyed the feature in 1960–61.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Owen Shoals". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)