Tønsberg Point
Tønsberg Point (54°10′S 36°39′W / 54.167°S 36.650°WCoordinates: 54°10′S 36°39′W / 54.167°S 36.650°W) is the east extremity of a low rocky peninsula which projects into Stromness Bay, South Georgia, separating Stromness Harbor on the north from Husvik Harbor on the south. The name was in use as early as 1912 and derives from the Tønsberg Hvalfangeri, a Norwegian whaling company with worked at Husvik Harbor.[1]
References
- ↑ "Tønsberg Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
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