Reef Point
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| Coordinates | 59 ° 27 ′ S , 27 ° 15 ′ W | |
| location | Cook Island ( South Sandwich Islands ) | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Waters 2 | Douglas Strait | |
The Reef Point ( English for reef tip ) is a headland at the western end of Cook Island in the archipelago of the South Sandwich Islands . It is fringed by a small reef and marks the eastern limit of the southern entrance to Douglas Strait .
Scientists from the UK Discovery Investigations mapped and named it in 1930.
Web links
- Reef Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Reef Point on geographic.org (English)