Harker Point forms the southernmost end of
Bristol Island
Bristol Island ( es, Isla Blanco or ''Isla Blanca'') is an island lying midway between Montagu Island and Thule Island in the South Sandwich Islands.
Its features include Harker Point, Fryer Point, Turmoil Point, Havfruen Peak, Trulla Bluff ...
in the
South Sandwich Islands
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. Although the island was discovered by a
British expedition under
James Cook
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in 1775, Harker Point was unnamed until it was surveyed in 1930 by a team on the staff of the
Discovery Committee.
[United States Geological Survey (2002).]
"Feature Name: Harker"
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. Retrieved May 10, 2007.
See also
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History of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Cited references
Headlands of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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