Nygren Point () is a rocky point 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of
Cape Broms Cape Broms () is a cape which marks the south side of the entrance to Rohss Bay on the west side of James Ross Island, off the northeast end of Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordens ...
, on the southwest side of
James Ross Island
James Ross Island is a large island off the southeast side and near the northeastern extremity of the Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by Prince Gustav Channel. Rising to , it is irregularly shaped and extends in a north–south ...
. First seen and surveyed in 1903 by the
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1903 was a scientific expedition led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen. It was the first Swedish endeavour to Antarctica in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Background
Otto Nordensk ...
under Nordenskjold, who named it Cape Nygren after
G. Nygren, Swedish chemist who contributed toward the cost of the expedition. It was resurveyed by the
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...
(FIDS) in 1952. Point is considered a more suitable descriptive term for this feature than cape.
Headlands of James Ross Island
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