Tønsberg Point

Tønsberg Point (54°10′S 36°39′W / 54.167°S 36.650°W / -54.167; -36.650Coordinates: 54°10′S 36°39′W / 54.167°S 36.650°W / -54.167; -36.650) is the east extremity of a low rocky peninsula which projects into Stromness Bay, South Georgia, separating Stromness Harbor on the north from Husvik Harbor on the south. The name was in use as early as 1912 and derives from the Tønsberg Hvalfangeri, a Norwegian whaling company with worked at Husvik Harbor.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Tønsberg Point" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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