GEOGRAPHIC NAMES OF ANTARCTICA 



SABRINA COAST: that portion of the coast of 

 Antarctica lying between Cape Waldron, in about 

 116°02'E., and Cape Southard, in about 122°05'E. 

 A Br. exp. under John Balleny has long been cred- 

 ited with having seen land in March 1839 in about 

 117°E. The USEE under Wilkes approached this 

 coast in February 1840 and indicated its general 

 configuration as shown, in part, by his "Totten High 

 Land" landfall on his 1840 chart. In 1931 the 

 BANZARE under Mawson saw what appeared to be 

 land in this longitude about one degree farther 

 south than that reported by Balleny and Wilkes. 

 In recognition of Balleny's effort, Mawson retained 

 the name of the cutter Sabrina, one of Balleny's 

 ships which was lost in a storm in 95°E. in the 

 latter part of March 1839. Not adopted: Sabrina 

 Land, Totten High Land (in part) . 



SABRINA ISLET: largest of three islets lying 

 about 2 mi. S. of Cape McNab on Buckle I., in the 

 Balleny Is.; in about 66°55'S., 163°20'E. Named 

 after the cutter Sabrina, commanded by H. Free- 

 man, which sailed with John Balleny's schooner 

 Eliza Scott in 1839 when the Balleny Is. were dis- 

 covered. 



Sabrina Land: see Sabrina Coast. 



Sacramento Bay: see Sacramento Bight. 



SACRAMENTO BIGHT: an open bight, about 3 

 mi. wide, between Calf Head and Cape Harcourt on 

 the N. coast of South Georgia; in 54°29'S., 36°01'W. 

 The name "Pinguin-Bay" was given by a Ger. exp. 

 under Schrader, 1882-83, to a small bay within the 

 bight now described. The SGS, 1951-52, reported 

 that a name is not necessary for this bay, and that 

 the bight, which is known to whalers and sealers 

 as Sacramento Bay, does require a name. In order 

 to indicate the correct nature of the feature, and 

 at the same time to conform to local usage, the 

 name Sacramento Bight is approved. Not 

 adopted: Pinguin-Bay, Sacramento Bay. 



SADDLE BLUFF: point about 1.3 mi. NW. of 

 Irving Pt. on the NE. coast of Visokoi I., South 

 Sandwich Is.; in 56°42'S., 27°09'W. It was named 

 by DI personnel following their survey in 1930. 



SADDLE ISLAND: small island, consisting of 

 twin summits which are almost separated by a nar- 

 row channel strewn with boulders, lying about 6 

 mi. N. of the W. end of Laurie I., in the South 

 Orkney Is.; in 60°38'S., 44°50'W. Disc, in 1823 by 

 a Br. sealing exp. under Weddell, and so named be- 

 cause of its unusual shape. Not adopted: He Mon- 

 tura [French] , Saddle Islands. 



Saddle Island: see Brutus Island. 



SADDLE POINT: point separating Corinthian 

 Bay and Mechanics Bay on the N. coast of Heard 

 I., in 53°01'S., 73°29'E. The name was applied by 

 American sealers at Heard I. following their initia- 

 tion of sealing there in 1855. The name appears on 

 the chart by the Br. exp. under Nares, which visited 

 the island in the Challenger in 1874 and utiUzed the 

 names then in use by the sealers. 



Saens Pena, Cape: see Saenz Pefia, Cape. 



Saens Valiente, Mount; Saens Valiente, Sommet: 

 see Saenz Valiente Peak. 



SAENZ PEnA, CAPE: cape surmounted by a con- 

 ical peak about 4,200 ft. in el., forming the N. side 

 of the W. entrance to Bigourdan Fjord, on the W. 

 coast of Palmer Pen.; in 67°34'S., 67°37'W. Disc, 

 by the FrAE under Charcot, 1908-10, and named 

 by him for Dr. Roque Saenz Pefia, Pres. of the Ar- 

 gentine Republic, 1910-13. Not adopted: Cape 

 Saens Pefia. 



SAENZ VALIENTE PEAK: peak about 7,100 ft. 

 in el., being the more westerly of two snow-capped 

 peaks lying at the SE. end of the long ridge which 

 separates Trooz Gl. from Beascochea Bay, about 

 10 mi. ESE. of CapeTrois Perez on the W. coast of 

 Palmer Pen.; in 65°28'S., 63°42'W. Disc, by the 

 FrAE under Charcot, 1908-10, and named by him, 

 probably for Capt. J. P. Saenz Valiente of Argen- 

 tina. The feature was re-identified and precisely 

 located by the BGLE under Rymill during surveys 

 in Beascochea Bay in August 1935, and on a journey 

 to Trooz Gl. in January 1936. Not adopted: Mount 

 Saens Valiente, Sommet Saens Valiente [French]. 



SAFETY COL: snow-covered col, about 600 ft. 

 in el., between Red Rock Ridge and the Blackwall 

 Mtns., on the W. coast of Palmer Pen.; in 68°20'S., 

 66''57'W. First surveyed in 1936 by the BGLE 

 under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1948-49 by the FIDS, 

 and so named by them because the col affords a safe 

 sledging route between Neny Fjord and Rymill Bay 

 when there is open water off the W. end of the Red 

 Rock Ridge. Not adopted: Bingham Col, RymiU's 

 Col. 



SAIL ROCK: insular rock about 180 ft. in el., 

 lying about 7 mi. WSW. of the SW. part of Decep- 

 tion I., in the South Shetland Is.; in 63°02'S., 

 60°58'W. This name, which dates back to at least 

 1822, was probably given by sealers. From a dis- 

 tance, the rock is reported to resemble a ship under 

 sail, but at close range it is more like a house with 

 a gable roof. Not adopted: Rocher Voile [French] , 

 Sail Rocks, Steeple Rock. 



Sail Rocks: see Sail Rock. 



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