Point Purvis
Encyclopedia
Point Purvis is a point lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southwest of Tonsberg Point
in Husvik Harbor, South Georgia. Charted by DI in 1928 and named after Petty Officer J. Purvis, Royal Navy
(Purvis Glacier
, q.v.), a member of the DI hydrographic survey party in this area in the motorboat Alert, 1928-30.
Tonsberg Point
Tonsberg Point is the east extremity of a low rocky peninsula which projects into Stromness Bay, South Georgia, separating Stromness Harbor on the north from Husvik Harbor on the south. The name was in use as early as 1912 and derives from the Tonsberg Hvalfangeri, Norwegian whaling company with...
in Husvik Harbor, South Georgia. Charted by DI in 1928 and named after Petty Officer J. Purvis, Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
(Purvis Glacier
Purvis Glacier
Purvis Glacier is a glacier flowing generally northeast into the west side of Possession Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. Charted by the German Antarctic Expedition under Wilhelm Filchner, 1911–12, and named after John Murray-Gletscher. It was renamed Purvis Glacier, possibly to avoid...
, q.v.), a member of the DI hydrographic survey party in this area in the motorboat Alert, 1928-30.