''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 Busen Point or Busen Peninsula () is a headland forming the southeast side of the entrance to Stromness Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. It lies on the Lewin Peninsula between Cumberland West Bay and Stromness Bay.Bicheno, Hugh (2006) '' ...

on the south side of

Stromness Bay Stromness Bay is a bay wide, entered between Cape Saunders and Busen Point on the north coast of South Georgia. Stromness Bay, like Leith Harbour takes its name from a location in Scotland, Stromness, on the Orkney Mainland. This is partia ...

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 charted in 1927 by

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, wh ...

(DI) personnel and named "Matthews Point" for

L. Harrison Matthews Leonard Harrison Matthews FRS (12 June 1901 – 27 November 1986) was a British zoologist, especially known for his research and writings on marine mammals. Life Matthews was born in Bristol, and attended Bristol Grammar School. He studied biol ...

, a British zoologist and member of the DI staff, 1924–35, who worked at South Georgia in 1924–27. In 1954, 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 ...

recommended that this name be altered to Harrison Point to avoid duplication with

Matthews Point Matthews Point () is a point forming the west side of the entrance to Undine Harbour, along the south coast and near the west end of South Georgia. It was charted between 1926 and 1930 by Discovery Investigations (DI) personnel and named for Britis ...

(also named for L. Harrison Matthews), a better known feature in

Undine Harbour ''You may be looking for Undine South Harbour near Ducloz Head, South Georgia'' Undine Harbour is a small bay at the head of the embayment between Cape Paryadin and Cape Chaplin on the south coast of South Georgia. This feature (with Johan Harb ...

, South Georgia. This change allows Matthews' name to be retained for this feature, while the confusing duplication of names is avoided.

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