Johannesen Point is the southwest point of Main Island in the Willis Islands

Willis Islands

The Willis Islands are a small archipelago to the west of the main island of South Georgia. They are west of Bird Island.They were discovered in 1775 by Captain James Cook and named for the crew member who first sighted them.- See also :...

 off the west end of South Georgia. This feature was named All Johannesens Point, presumably by DI

Discovery Investigations

The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918...

 personnel who charted South Georgia in the period 1926-30. Following a survey of the island

Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

 in 1951-52, the SGS reported that this cumbersome name is seldom used locally. On this basis, the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) recommended the present shortened form of the name.