Aspasia Point
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Aspasia Point is a steep rocky headland
forming the west extremity of Fanning Ridge
, lying 10 miles (16 km) east-southeast of Cape Nuñez
on the south coast of the island of South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
following mapping by the South Georgia Survey in 1951–52. The name derives from association with Fanning Ridge, as the American armed corvette Aspasia under Captain Edmund Fanning
took 57,000 fur seals at South Georgia in 1800–01.
Headland
A headland is a point of land, usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends out into a body of water.Headland can also refer to:*Headlands and bays*headLand, an Australian television series...
forming the west extremity of Fanning Ridge
Fanning Ridge
Fanning Ridge is a prominent rock ridge, 5 nautical miles long, paralleling the south coast of South Georgia between Aspasia Point and the west side of Newark Bay...
, lying 10 miles (16 km) east-southeast of Cape Nuñez
Cape Nuñez
Cape Nuñez is a headland forming the southwest extremity of Nuñez Peninsula on the south coast of South Georgia. The name dates back to at least 1912 and was probably given by whalers who frequented this coast....
on the south coast of the island of South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
following mapping by the South Georgia Survey in 1951–52. The name derives from association with Fanning Ridge, as the American armed corvette Aspasia under Captain Edmund Fanning
Edmund Fanning
Edmund Fanning was an American explorer and sea captain, known as the "Pathfinder of the Pacific."-Life:...
took 57,000 fur seals at South Georgia in 1800–01.