
Meier Point is a point forming the west side of the entrance to
Norway Bight
Norway Bight () is a bay 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide indenting the south coast of Coronation Island between Meier Point and Mansfield Point, in the South Orkney Islands
The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Oc ...
on the south side of
Coronation Island
Coronation Island is the largest of the South Orkney Islands, long and from wide. The island extends in a general east–west direction, is mainly ice-covered and comprises numerous bays, glaciers and peaks, the highest rising to .
History
T ...
, in the
South Orkney Islands
The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, about north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula[Petter Sørlle
Petter Sørlle (February 16, 1884 – May 29, 1933) was a Norwegian whaling captain and inventor.
Biography
Petter Martin Mattias Koch Sørlle was born at Tune (now Sarpsborg) in Østfold, Norway. Both his father and grandfather had been sailors ...]
, a Norwegian whaler who made a
running survey A running survey is a rough survey made by a vessel while coasting. Bearings to landmarks are taken at intervals as the vessel sails offshore, and are used to fix features on the coast and further inland. Intervening coastal detail is sketched in. ...
of the South Orkney Islands in 1912–13.
[ The ]Gosling Islands
The Gosling Islands are a scattered group of islands and rocks lying close south and west of Meier Point, off the south coast of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica. They were first charted and named "Gestlingen" by Pett ...
lie close to this point.[
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References
Headlands of the South Orkney Islands
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