Framnaes Point
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Framnaes Point is a point 1 miles (1.6 km) southwest of Cape Saunders
, on the north side of Stromness Bay
, South Georgia. The name was given prior to 1920, probably by Norwegian whalers
operating in the area.
Cape Saunders
Cape Saunders is a prominent headland on the Pacific Ocean coast of the Otago Peninsula in New Zealand's South Island. It is home to the Cape Saunders Lighthouse....
, on the north side of Stromness Bay
Stromness Bay
Stromness Bay is a bay wide, entered between Cape Saunders and Busen Point on the north coast of South Georgia.Stromness Bay, like Leith Harbour takes its name from a location in Scotland, Stromness, on the Orkney Mainland...
, South Georgia. The name was given prior to 1920, probably by Norwegian whalers
Whaling
Whaling is the hunting of whales mainly for meat and oil. Its earliest forms date to at least 3000 BC. Various coastal communities have long histories of sustenance whaling and harvesting beached whales...
operating in the area.