 It was recharted in 1933 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the "Discovery II" and named for Francis D. Ommanney, zoologist on the staff of the Discovery Committee.Prong Point is a narrow protruding headland forming the west side of the entrance to Ommanney Bay.After being charted by Powell and Palmer in 1821, it was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1956–58.