Feature Name (see definition): Tijuca Point

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 15298

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 54° 20' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 036° 13' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54.3333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -36.2166667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956

Description (see definition): Prominent rock point forming the NW side of the entrance to Hound Bay on the N coast of South Georgia. The name Penguin Point was probably applied to this feature by DI personnel who made a running survey of this coast in 1930. Following the South Georgia Survey (SGS), 1951-52, it was recommended that this name be altered to avoid confusion with the many other "Penguin" names. The name Tijuca Point was given by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for the Tijuca, a three-masted barque built at Nantes in 1866. From 1908 onwards, she was used as a transport vessel by the Compania Argentina de Pesca, lying between Buenos Aires and the whaling station at Grytviken. She foundered in 1946.

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Date Edited (see definition): No data