Cleft point
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 Map of Coronation Island (middle) with Norway Bight, in which the small island with the cleft point is located |
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 37 ′ S , 45 ° 46 ′ W | |
| location | unnamed island ( South Orkney Islands ) | |
| Waters | Norway Bight ( Coronation Island ) | |
The Cleft Point ( English for split point ) is a headland off the south coast of Coronation Island in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . It is located on a previously unnamed island on the east bank of Norway Bight .
British Discovery Investigations scientists mapped the headland as part of Coronation Island in 1933. Measurements by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1950 showed that it is located on a small barrier island separated from Coronation Island by a narrow natural channel. The naming of the headland reflects its geographical location.
Web links
- Cleft Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cleft Point on geographic.org (English)