Rethval Point
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 43 ′ S , 45 ° 35 ′ W | |
| location | Signy Island ( South Orkney Islands ) | |
| Waters | Orwell Bight | |
| Waters 2 | Paal Harbor and Rethval Cove | |
The Rethval Point is an ice-free headland on the east coast of Signy Iceland in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . It forms the south side of the entrance to Paal Harbor and at the same time the eastern boundary of the entrance to Rethval Cove , a side bay of Paal Harbor.
Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations conducted a survey in 1933. The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey repeated this in 1947. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the headland in 1955 after the Oslo- based Aktieselskabet Rethval , who was the first company to whale in the waters around the Southern Orkney Islands between 1911 and 1912 .
Web links
- Rethval Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Rethval Point on geographic.org (English)