Matthews Point

Matthews Point

Matthews Point (54°2′S 37°58′W / 54.033°S 37.967°W / -54.033; -37.967) is a point forming the west side of the entrance to Undine Harbor, along the south coast and near the west end of South Georgia. Charted in the period 1926-30 by DI personnel and named for L. Harrison Matthews, British zoologist, member of the staff of the Discovery Investigations, 1924–35, who worked at South Georgia in 1924-27.

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



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