Feature Name (see definition): Kanin Point

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 7750

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 54° 11' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 036° 42' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54.1833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 36.7

Elevation (see definition): No data

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

Description (see definition): Rocky point lying 2 mi WSW of Kelp Point on the S side of Husvik Harbor, in Stromness Bay, South Georgia. The descriptive name Rocky Point was given for this feature, probably by DI personnel who surveyed Husvik Harbor in 1928. This name is used elsewhere in the Antarctic. The South Georgia Survey (SGS), 1951-52, reported that this feature is known at the Husvik whaling station as Kanin Point (the word Kanin meaning rabbit). The name presumably arose from one of several attempts made since 1872 to introduce rabbits into the island. Kanin Point is approved on the basis of local usage.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data