Nattriss Point

Not to be confused with Nattriss Head.

Nattriss Point (57°48′S 26°22′W / 57.800°S 26.367°W / -57.800; -26.367Coordinates: 57°48′S 26°22′W / 57.800°S 26.367°W / -57.800; -26.367) is a rocky headland forming the eastern end of Saunders Island in the South Sandwich Islands. First charted in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, it was re-charted in 1930 by DI personnel on the Discovery II and named by them for E.A. Nattriss, shipping officer to the Discovery Committee.

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

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