Taylor Point

Taylor Point (61°56′S 57°40′W / 61.933°S 57.667°W / -61.933; -57.667Coordinates: 61°56′S 57°40′W / 61.933°S 57.667°W / -61.933; -57.667) is a point forming the north limit of Destruction Bay, on the east coast of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for D. Taylor, Master of the Hobart sealing vessel Caroline, which visited the South Shetland Islands in 1821-22.

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