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Camana Rock () is a rock midway between
Kelp Point Kelp Point () is a point fringed by kelp, marking the south side of the entrance to Husvik Harbor, the southern arm of Stromness Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia South Georgia ( es, Isla San Pedro) is an island in the South Atlantic ...
and
Harrison Point ''For the point in Barbados, see Harrison Point, Barbados'' Harrison Point is a point marked by a string of off-lying rocks, lying west of Busen Point on the south side of Stromness Bay, South Georgia. It was charted in 1927 by Discovery Invest ...
in the southern part of Stromness Bay,
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†...
. It was mapped by DI personnel under Lieutenant Commander J.M. Chaplin in 1927 and 1929, and named in 1957 by the
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and ...
for the sailing vessel ''Camana'', owned by Tonsberg Hvalfangeri of
Husvik Husvik is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. It was one of three such stations in Stromness Bay, the other two being Stromness and Leith Harbour. Husvik initially began as a floating, offshore factory sit ...
, located at the head of
Husvik Harbor Husvik is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. It was one of three such stations in Stromness Bay, the other two being Stromness and Leith Harbour. Husvik initially began as a floating, offshore factory sit ...
in Stromness Bay.


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* Rock formations of South Georgia {{SouthGeorgia-geo-stub