# Hannah Point
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{{Short description|Point on the south coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica}}
thumb|Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
[[File:Hannah-Point.jpg|thumb|Tourist walk at [Liverpool Beach](/source/Liverpool_Beach), Hannah Point]]
thumb|Elephant seals at Hannah Point
thumb|Topographic map of Livingston Island
[[File:Killing-Ship-Map.png|thumb|Geography of the thriller novel ''The Killing Ship'' by [Simon Beaufort](/source/Simon_Beaufort)]]
'''Hannah Point''' is a point on the south coast of [Livingston Island](/source/Livingston_Island) in the [South Shetland Islands](/source/South_Shetland_Islands), [Antarctica](/source/Antarctica). It forms the east side of the entrance to [Walker Bay](/source/Walker_Bay%2C_Livingston_Island) and the west side of the entrance to [South Bay](/source/South_Bay%2C_Livingston_Island). Surmounted by [Ustra Peak](/source/Ustra_Peak) to the north, with [Liverpool Beach](/source/Liverpool_Beach) extending between the peak and the tip of Hannah Point. Ice-free area ca. {{convert|122|ha|acre}}.[L.L. Ivanov. [Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.](/source/%3Acommons%3AFile%3ALivingston-Island-Map-2010.jpg) Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. {{ISBN|978-954-92032-9-5}} (First edition 2009. {{ISBN|978-954-92032-6-4}})]
The area was visited by early 19th century [sealers](/source/seal_hunting) frequenting nearby [Johnsons Dock](/source/Johnsons_Dock). The [British](/source/United_Kingdom) base camp [Station P](/source/Station_P) on the east side of Hannah Point operated from 29 December 1957 until 15 March 1958.
Among the birds that make their home here are the [gentoo](/source/gentoo_penguin) and [macaroni penguin](/source/macaroni_penguin)s as well as [kelp gull](/source/kelp_gull)s. [Southern giant petrel](/source/Southern_giant_petrel)s nest here as do [blue-eyed shag](/source/blue-eyed_shag)s, [skua](/source/skua)s, and [snowy sheathbill](/source/snowy_sheathbill)s. Southern elephant seals and [Antarctic fur seal](/source/Antarctic_fur_seal)s are among the larger life forms observed at the point.[[http://www.oceanites.org/visiting/hann.php Hannah Point, Livingston Island.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719234446/http://www.oceanites.org/visiting/hann.php |date=2011-07-19 }} Oceanites]
Hannah Point is one of the most popular Antarctic tourist sites frequented by [cruise ships](/source/cruise_ships).
The geographical feature is named after the British sealing vessel ''Hannah'' hailing from [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool) and wrecked in the vicinity in 1820 while operating in the South Shetlands.
==Location==
The point is located at {{coord|62|39|16|S|60|36|48|W|}} which is 13.95 km northeast of [Elephant Point](/source/Elephant_Point), 8.16 km west-southwest of [Ereby Point](/source/Ereby_Point), 12.36 km west-southwest of [Hespérides Point](/source/Hesp%C3%A9rides_Point) and 11.76 km northwest of [Miers Bluff](/source/Miers_Bluff) (British mapping in 1821, 1962 and 1968, Argentine in 1959 and 1980, Chilean in 1971, Spanish in 1991, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
==Maps==
* L.L. Ivanov et al. [Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands](/source/%3Acommons%3AImage%3ALivingston-Greenwich-map.jpg). Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
* L.L. Ivanov. [http://apcbg.org/image023.jpg Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands]. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. {{ISBN|978-954-92032-6-4}}
* [http://www.add.scar.org Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).] Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
* L.L. Ivanov. [Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island](/source/%3Acommons%3AFile%3ALivingston-Island-Map-2010-15.png). Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. {{ISBN|978-619-90008-3-0}}
==In fiction==
Hannah Point is part of the mise-en-scène of the Antarctica [thriller novel](/source/thriller_novel) ''The Killing Ship'' authored by [Elizabeth Cruwys](/source/Elizabeth_Cruwys) and [Beau Riffenburgh](/source/Beau_Riffenburgh) (under their joint alias [Simon Beaufort](/source/Simon_Beaufort)) in 2016, with action spreading from a field camp at the point westwards to [Villard Point](/source/Villard_Point) on [Byers Peninsula](/source/Byers_Peninsula) via [Ivanov Beach](/source/Ivanov_Beach).[S. Beaufort. [https://books.google.com/books?id=950bDQAAQBAJ ''The Killing Ship.''] Sutton, Surrey: Severn House Publishers, 2016. 224 pp. {{ISBN|978-0-7278-8639-2}}][[https://severnhouse.wordpress.com/2016/11/04/did-you-know-why-hannah-point-is-considered-one-of-the-most-fragile-of-all-antarctic-tourist-landing-sites/ Did You Know … why Hannah Point is considered one of the most fragile of all Antarctic tourist landing sites?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118154958/https://severnhouse.wordpress.com/2016/11/04/did-you-know-why-hannah-point-is-considered-one-of-the-most-fragile-of-all-antarctic-tourist-landing-sites/ |date=2020-01-18 }} Severn House Publishers, November 2016]
==Notes==
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==References==
* [https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=109193 Hannah Point.] SCAR [Composite Antarctic Gazetteer](/source/Composite_Antarctic_Gazetteer)
* Ivanov, L. [http://livingston-island.weebly.com/ General Geography and History of Livingston Island.] In: ''Bulgarian Antarctic Research: A Synthesis''. Eds. C. Pimpirev and N. Chipev. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2015. pp. 17–28. {{ISBN|978-954-07-3939-7}}
[[File:0I7A8657-Pano.jpg (25715428660).jpg|thumb|700px|center|Panoramic southwest view from Hannah Point, with [Hurd Peninsula](/source/Hurd_Peninsula) and [Rozhen Peninsula](/source/Rozhen_Peninsula) in the background.]]
Category:Headlands of Livingston Island
Category:Tourism in Antarctica
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