Dartmouth Point
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Dartmouth Point is the point that marks the north end of Greene Peninsula
, the rugged promontory separating Moraine Fjord
and the east head of Cumberland East Bay
, South Georgia. Charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
, 1901-04. Named after HMS Dartmouth
, which surveyed the area in 1920.
Greene Peninsula
Greene Peninsula is a mountainous cove between Moraine Fjord and Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1979 after Stanley Wilson Greene, British bryologist working in South Georgia from 1960; with British Antarctic Survey , 1969–74, and...
, the rugged promontory separating Moraine Fjord
Moraine Fjord
Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 miles long with a reef extending across its entrance, forming the west head of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. Charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Nordenskjold, 1901-04, who so named it because of the large glacial moraine at its entrance....
and the east head of Cumberland East Bay
Cumberland East Bay
Cumberland East Bay is a bay forming the eastern arm of Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. It is entered between Sappho Point and Barff Point, where it is nearly 3 miles wide, and extends 8 miles in a southeast direction. This feature was surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, who...
, South Georgia. Charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen.-Background:Otto Nordenskjöld, a Swedish geologist and geographer, organized and lead a scientific expedition of the Antarctic Peninsula...
, 1901-04. Named after HMS Dartmouth
HMS Dartmouth (1911)
HMS Dartmouth was a Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy launched on 14 December 1910 from the yards of Vickers Limited. She was part of the Weymouth subgroup....
, which surveyed the area in 1920.