Boreal Point
| Boreal Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 8 ′ S , 55 ° 49 ′ W | |
| location | Joinville Island ( Joinville Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
| Waters 2 | Rockpepper Bay | |
The Boreal Point is a headland on the northern coast of West Antarctic Joinville Island . It marks the western limit of Rockpepper Bay .
The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey surveyed the headland between 1953 and 1954. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them in 1957 after their geographically northern (boreal) location on Joinville Island.
Web links
- Boreal Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Boreal Point on geographic.org (English)