Ula Point

Ula Point (64°5′S 57°9′W / 64.083°S 57.150°W / -64.083; -57.150Coordinates: 64°5′S 57°9′W / 64.083°S 57.150°W / -64.083; -57.150) is a low ice-covered point on the northeast coast of James Ross Island, 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Cape Gage. First seen and roughly surveyed by Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskjold. It was resurveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1945. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Anton Olsen Ula, boatswain on the Antarctic the ship of the above Swedish expedition.

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