Bellingshausen Point
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Bellingshausen Point is a headland
marking the east side of the entrance to Sea Leopard Fjord
in the Bay of Isles
, South Georgia. It was charted in 1912–13 by Robert Cushman Murphy
, American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy, who named it for Admiral Thaddeus Bellingshausen.
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...
marking the east side of the entrance to Sea Leopard Fjord
Sea Leopard Fjord
Sea Leopard Fjord is a bay 1 mile wide between Bellingshausen and Luck Points in the southeast part of the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. Charted in 1912-13 by Robert Cushman Murphy, American naturalist aboard the brig there....
in the Bay of Isles
Bay of Isles
The Bay of Isles is a bay wide and receding , lying between Cape Buller and Cape Wilson along the north coast of South Georgia. It was discovered in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook and so named by him because numerous islands lie in the bay, many of which are named after local birds...
, South Georgia. It was charted in 1912–13 by Robert Cushman Murphy
Robert Cushman Murphy
Robert Cushman Murphy was an American ornithologist and former Lamont curator of birds for the American Museum of Natural History....
, American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy, who named it for Admiral Thaddeus Bellingshausen.