Lagrelius Point is a low, ice-free point on the northwest side of James Ross Island

James Ross Island

James Ross Island is a large island off the southeast side and near the northeastern extremity of Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by Prince Gustav Channel. Rising to , it is irregularly shaped and extends in a north-south direction. It was charted in October 1903 by the Swedish...

, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of Carlson Island

Carlson Island

Carlson Island is a rocky island long and high, lying in Prince Gustav Channel southeast of Pitt Point, Trinity Peninsula. It was discovered in 1903 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskiöld, who named it for Wilhelm Carlson, one of the chief patrons of the expedition....

. It was discovered and first surveyed in 1903 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...

 under Nordenskjold, who named it Cape Lagrelius after Axel Lagrelius of Stockholm, who contributed toward the cost of the expedition. It was resurveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1952. Point is considered a more suitable descriptive term for this feature than cape.