Jameson Point is a point 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Cape Garry

Cape Garry

Cape Garry is a cape forming the southwest extremity of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands. Charted and named by a British expedition under Foster, 1828-31. More accurately mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1959 from air photos taken by the Falkland Islands and...

 on the west side of Low Island

Low Island (South Shetland Islands)

Low Island or Isla Baja, historical names Jameson Island or Jamesons Island is an island long and wide, southeast of Smith Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The island is located at and is separated from Smith Island by Osmar Strait. Low Island was so named because of its low elevation...

, in the South Shetland Islands

South Shetland Islands

The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...

. Roughly charted by the French Antarctic Expedition

French Antarctic Expedition

French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....

, 1908-10. Photographed from the air by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE), 1955–57, and more accurately delineated from these photos by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1959. The name "Jameson Island" was applied to Low Island by James Weddell

James Weddell

James Weddell was a British sailor, navigator and seal hunter who in the early Spring of 1823 sailed to latitude of 74°15' S and into a region of the Southern Ocean that later became known as the Weddell Sea.-Early life:He entered the merchant service very...

in 1820-23. Jameson Point has been approved for this point to preserve Weddell's name on Low Island.