Stranger Point is a point forming the southernmost tip of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands

South Shetland Islands

The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...

. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for the sealer Stranger (Captain Joseph Adams) from Boston, MA, which visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820-21 in company with the O'Cain, operating from nearby Potter Cove

Potter Cove

Potter Cove is a cove indenting the southwest side of King George Island to the east of Barton Peninsula, in the South Shetland Islands. Potter Cove was known to sealers as early as 1821, and the name is now well established in international usage....

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