Weddell Point is a low, tussock-covered point forming the east side of the entrance to Schlieper Bay

Schlieper Bay

Schlieper Bay is a bay 1 mile wide, entered between Romerof Head and Weddell Point along the south coast of South Georgia. Schlieper Bay was named between 1905-12 after the director of the Compañía Argentina de Pesca....

, on the south coast and near the west end of South Georgia. The name Cape Weddell was given by David Ferguson

David Ferguson

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, Scottish geologist, during his visit to South Georgia in 1911-12. Named after James Weddell

James Weddell

James Weddell was a British sailor, navigator and seal hunter who in the early Spring of 1823 sailed to latitude of 74°15' S and into a region of the Southern Ocean that later became known as the Weddell Sea.-Early life:He entered the merchant service very...

, Master, Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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, who visited South Georgia in 1823. Point is considered a more suitable descriptive term for this feature than cape.