Jump to content

Beach Point

Coordinates: 59°26′S 27°19′W / 59.433°S 27.317°W / -59.433; -27.317
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Beach Point (59°26′S 27°19′W / 59.433°S 27.317°W / -59.433; -27.317) is the northeast tip of Thule Island, in the South Sandwich Islands, made conspicuous by a bare rock ridge and a narrow beach of boulders and pebbles. It was charted and named in 1930 by DI personnel on the Discovery II who made a landing there.

References

[edit]
  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Beach Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.