Bjelland Point () is a headland on the north coast of
South Georgia
South Georgia ( es, Isla San Pedro) is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around east of the Falkland Islands. Stretching in the east†...
, immediately south of
Second Milestone and east-northeast of
Robertson Point. It was surveyed by the
South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for
Sigurd L. Bjelland, Manager of the
South Georgia Whaling Co
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...
station at
Leith Harbor
Leith Harbour (), also known as Port Leith, was a whaling station on the northeast coast of South Georgia, established and operated by Christian Salvesen Ltd, Edinburgh. The station was in operation from 1909 until 1965. It was the largest of ...
for several years beginning in 1951.
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References
Headlands of South Georgia
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