The Turret

For other uses, see Turret (disambiguation).

The Turret (60°40′S 45°9′W / 60.667°S 45.150°W / -60.667; -45.150Coordinates: 60°40′S 45°9′W / 60.667°S 45.150°W / -60.667; -45.150) is a conspicuous rocky headland, 460 m high, at the south side of the entrance to Gibbon Bay on the east coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Probably first sighted by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer who discovered these islands in December 1821. Charted and given this descriptive name by DI personnel on the Discovery II in 1933.

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

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