Hewison Point
Easternmost point of land on Thule Island
Hewison Point (59°27′32.5″S 27°17′54.6″W / 59.459028°S 27.298500°W / -59.459028; -27.298500) is a point which forms the east side of Ferguson Bay and the southeast end of Thule Island, in the South Sandwich Islands. It was first charted by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1819–20. It was recharted in 1930 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II who named it for Lieutenant Colonel Hewison of Ferguson Brothers, Port Glasgow, Scotland, builders of the Discovery II.[1]
References
- ^ "Hewison Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Hewison Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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