Lovegrove Point
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Coordinates | 60 ° 41 ′ S , 45 ° 39 ′ W | |
location | Signy Island ( South Orkney Islands ) | |
Waters | Weddell Sea | |
Waters 2 | Express Cove |
The Lovegrove Point is a headland on the west coast of Signy Iceland in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . It marks the northern limit of the entrance to Express Cove .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1991 after Ian William Lovegrove (* 1945) of the British Antarctic Survey , head of the Rothera station from 1983 to 1984 and the Signy station from 1984 to 1989.
Web links
- Lovegrove Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Lovegrove Point on geographic.org (English)