Weddell Point () is a low, tussock-covered point forming the east side of the entrance to
Schlieper Bay
Schlieper Bay is a bay 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, entered between Romerof Head and Weddell Point along the south coast of South Georgia. It is separated from Church Bay by the Scree Gap. Schlieper Bay was named between 1905 and 1912 after th ...
, on the south coast and near the west end of
South Georgia
South Georgia ( es, Isla San Pedro) is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around east of the Falkland Islands. Stretching in the eastâ ...
. The name
Cape Weddell was given by
David Ferguson, Scottish geologist, during his visit to South Georgia in 1911–12. Named after
James Weddell, Master,
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against Fr ...
, who visited South Georgia in 1823. Point is considered a more suitable descriptive term for this feature than cape.
Headlands of South Georgia
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