North Point (Signy Island)

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North Point (Signy Island)
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Map of the South Orkney Islands with Signy Island (center), at the northern end of which is North Point
Geographical location
North Point (Signy Island) (Antarctica)
North Point (Signy Island)
Coordinates 60 ° 40 ′  S , 45 ° 38 ′  W Coordinates: 60 ° 40 ′  S , 45 ° 38 ′  W
location Signy Island ( South Orkney Islands )
Waters Normanna Strait
Waters 2 Inner Sanctum

The North Point ( English for northern tip ) is a headland that forms the northern extension of Signy Island in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands .

The headland's name appears for the first time on maps that were created in the course of the survey work carried out by the British Discovery Investigations in 1933 .

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