Feature Name (see definition): Laurie Point

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 8589

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 54° 03' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 037° 59' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54.05

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -37.9833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1963

Description (see definition): The E extremity of a small island which lies close to shore and marks the S side of the entrance to Johan Harbor, on the S coast and near the W end of South Georgia. Surveyed by the South Georgia Survey (SGS), 1956-57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for A.H. Laurie, member of the scientific staff of the Discovery Investigations Marine Station, Grytviken, in 1930-31, who also worked on the William Scoresby in 1929-30 and on Discovery II in 1930.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data